PrintsAmerican19th century

News from the War [Drawn by our special artist, Mr. Winslow Homer]

1862

Artists

Winslow HomerArtist

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Description

double page spread from Harper's Magazine

Classification

Prints

Technique

Wood engraving and letterpress

Medium

Wood engraving and letterpress on cream laid paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

sight: 39.6 × 54.6 cm (15 9/16 × 21 1/2 in.)

Provenance

[Unknown dealer], sold; to Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr., circa 1970, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2018

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