M9307: War for the Union 1862 - A Cavalry Charge

Identification and Creation

Object Number

M9307

People

After Winslow Homer, American (Boston, MA 1836 - 1910 Prouts Neck, ME)
Engraved by Unidentified Artist

Title

War for the Union 1862 - A Cavalry Charge

Other Titles

Series/Book Title: Harper's Weekly, vol. VI, no. 288, July 5, 1862

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

1862

Culture

American

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/256334

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Wood engraving and letterpress on off-white laid paper

Technique

Wood engraving

Dimensions

block: 34.9 × 52.9 cm (13 3/4 × 20 13/16 in.)
sheet: 40.7 × 56.1 cm (16 × 22 1/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: upper left: 424
• inscription: upper center: HARPER'S WEEKLY.
• inscription: upper right: 425
• inscription: lower center, below image: THE WAR FOR THE UNION, 1862 - A CAVALRY CHARGE

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

W. G. Russell Allen, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1938

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

F. 58

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of W. G. Russell Allen

Accession Year

1938

Object Number

M9307

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Exhibition History

• 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/20/2024 - 05/05/2024
• Winslow Homer: Eyewitness, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/31/2019 - 01/05/2020

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