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Print, General Thomas Swearing in the Volunteers Called into the Service of the United States at Washington D.C.

This is a Print. It was created by Winslow Homer and attributed to Winslow Homer and published by Harper's Weekly and Harper & Bros.. It is dated April 27, 1861 and we acquired it in 1951. Its medium is wood engraving in black ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

22.5 × 27.9 cm (8 7/8 × 11 in.)

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Print, General Thomas Swearing in the Volunteers Called into the Service of the United States at Washington D.C.; Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910); Published by Harper's Weekly, Harper & Bros.; USA; wood engraving in black ink on paper; 22.5 × 27.9 cm (8 7/8 × 11 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt; 1951-73-1

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