Rebels Outside Their Works at Yorktown Reconnoitring (sic) with Dark Lanterns, from Harper’s Weekly, May 171862

Winslow Homer, Rebels Outside Their Works at Yorktown Reconnoitring (sic) with Dark Lanterns, from Harper's Weekly, May 17, 1862, 1862, wood engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Ray Austrian Collection, Gift of Beatrice L. Austrian, Caryl A. Austrian and James A. Austrian, 1996.63.18
Winslow Homer, Rebels Outside Their Works at Yorktown Reconnoitring (sic) with Dark Lanterns, from Harper's Weekly, May 17, 1862, 1862, wood engraving on paper, image: 119 14 in. (27.923.5 cm) irregular, Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Ray Austrian Collection, Gift of Beatrice L. Austrian, Caryl A. Austrian and James A. Austrian, 1996.63.18
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Artwork Details

Title
Rebels Outside Their Works at Yorktown Reconnoitring (sic) with Dark Lanterns, from Harper’s Weekly, May 171862
Date
1862
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 119 14 in. (27.923.5 cm) irregular
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
Subjects
  • Landscape — Virginia — Yorktown
  • History — United States — Civil War
  • Occupation — military — soldier
  • Landscape — time — night
  • Figure group — male
Object Number
1996.63.18

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