Winslow Homer
Picnicking in the Woods

Picnicking in the Woods

Public Domain

ArtistAmerican, 1836–1910
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Picnicking in the Woods
  • from Harper's Weekly, September 4, 1858
DateSeptember 4,1858
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving and newsprint
DimensionsPlate: 9 1/8 × 13 13/16 in. (23.1 × 35.1 cm)
 Sheet: 15 3/4 × 10 7/8 in. (40 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Winslow Homer Graphics
Object number75.610
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Object Type
ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1975; given to MFAH, 1975.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom right corner of the sheet in pencil: 45-

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