General Thomas Swearing in the Volunteers Called Into the Service of the United States at Washington, D.C., from Harper’s Weekly, April 27, 1861

Winslow Homer, General Thomas Swearing in the Volunteers Called Into the Service of the United States at Washington, D.C., from Harper's Weekly, April 27, 1861, 1861, wood engraving on paper, image: 6 ³⁄₄ x 9 ¹⁄₈ in. (17.3 x 23.3 cm) irregular sheet: 15 ⁷⁄₈ x 11 ¹⁄₈ in. (40.4 x 28.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Ray Austrian Collection, gift of Beatrice L. Austrian, Caryl A. Austrian and James A. Austrian, 1996.63.12

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Title: General Thomas Swearing in the Volunteers Called Into the Service of the United States at Washington, D.C., from Harper’s Weekly, April 27, 1861
Artist: Winslow Homer
Date: 1861
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: image: 6 ³⁄₄ x 9 ¹⁄₈ in. (17.3 x 23.3 cm) irregular sheet: 15 ⁷⁄₈ x 11 ¹⁄₈ in. (40.4 x 28.2 cm)
Credit Line: The Ray Austrian Collection, gift of Beatrice L. Austrian, Caryl A. Austrian and James A. Austrian
Mediums Description: wood engraving on paper
Classifications: Graphic Arts
Print
Subjects: Portrait male — Thomas, George Henry — full length
Architecture Exterior — civic — federal building
Ceremony — military — oath
Cityscape — District of Columbia — Washington
History — United States — Civil War
Occupation — military — soldier
Figure group — male
Object Number: 1996.63.12
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1996.63.12