Winslow Homer
The Surgeon at Work at the Rear During an Engagement

The Surgeon at Work at the Rear During an Engagement

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The Surgeon at Work at the Rear During an Engagement
ArtistAmerican, 1836–1910
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Surgeon at Work at the Rear During an Engagement
  • from Harper's Weekly, 12 July 1862
Date1862
PlaceUnited States
MediumWood engraving
DimensionsPlate : 9 3/16 × 13 7/8 in. (23.4 × 35.3 cm)
 Sheet: 10 13/16 × 15 3/8 in. (27.5 × 39.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Winslow Homer Graphics
Object number75.701
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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

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
printed bottom left corner on the plate "HOMER"

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