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Print, The Army of the Potomac – A Sharp-Shooter on Picket Duty

This is a Print. It was created by Winslow Homer and after Winslow Homer and published by Harper's Weekly and Harper & Bros.. It is dated November 15, 1862 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

27.1 x 39.5 cm (10 11/16 x 15 9/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed on block, lower right center: Homer

Cite this object as

Print, The Army of the Potomac – A Sharp-Shooter on Picket Duty; Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910); Published by Harper's Weekly, Harper & Bros.; USA; wood engraving in black ink on paper; 27.1 x 39.5 cm (10 11/16 x 15 9/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt; 1951-73-3

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