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Drawing, Men Looking Over Earthworks

This is a Drawing. It was possibly by Winslow Homer. It is dated ca. 1862 and we acquired it in 1912. Its medium is pen and brown ink on light-brown wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Charles Savage Homer, Jr.. It is credited Gift of Charles Savage Homer, Jr..

Its dimensions are

11.2 x 21.7 cm (4 7/16 x 8 9/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Verso: Inscribed in pen and brown ink throughout: Mother / Father / Please send me/ One tube white, Large [underlined] / one do.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Men Looking Over Earthworks; Possibly by Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910); USA; pen and brown ink on light-brown wove paper; 11.2 x 21.7 cm (4 7/16 x 8 9/16 in.); Gift of Charles Savage Homer, Jr.; 1912-12-140

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