Winslow Homer
Raid on a Sandswallow Colony - "How Many Eggs?"

Raid on a Sandswallow Colony - "How Many Eggs?"

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Raid on a Sandswallow Colony - "How Many Eggs?"
ArtistAmerican, 1836–1910
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Raid on a Sandswallow Colony - "How Many Eggs?"
Date1874
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving
DimensionsBlock: 13 1/2 × 9 1/8 in. (34.3 × 23.2 cm)
 Sheet: 15 7/8 × 10 3/16 in. (40.3 × 25.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number72.35
Not on view

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "Winslow Homer and the Sea," The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, May 24 - Aug 31, 1991(LN:91.19)

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