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The Army of the Potomac—A Sharp-Shooter on Picket Duty

A work made of wood engraving on paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of wood engraving on paper.

Date:

published November 15, 1862

Artist:

Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910)
published by Harper’s Weekly (American, 1857-1916)

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Winslow Homer

Title

The Army of the Potomac—A Sharp-Shooter on Picket Duty

Place

United States (Artist's nationality)

Date

Published 1862

Medium

Wood engraving on paper

Dimensions

Image: 23.1 × 34.9 cm (9 1/8 × 13 3/4 in.); Sheet: 28.9 × 40.8 cm (11 7/16 × 16 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Arthur and Hilda Wenig

Reference Number

2001.795

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