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

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Artist Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910)American, 1836–1910

PublisherPublished by Harper's Weekly(American, 1857–1916)American, 1857–1916

CultureAmerican

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

DateNovember 15,1862

PlaceUnited States

MediumWood engraving

DimensionsPlate : 9 1/8 × 13 3/4 in. (23.1 × 34.9 cm)
Sheet: 11 1/8 × 15 3/4 in. (28.3 × 40 cm)

Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Winslow Homer Graphics

Object number75.704

Non exposé

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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1975; given to MFAH, 1975.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited "The Penand the Sword: Winslow Homer, Thomas Nast and the American Civil War" The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston August 4, 1990 - February 3, 1991 Subsequent tour through

"American Made: 250 Years of American Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 7 July 2012 - 2 January 2013.
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printed on the plate bottom right "Homer"

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