Supply Train and Mules [verso]
1864
About this artwork
A graphite sketch on paper depicting a line of covered wagons and mules. It is identified as the verso side of a larger study.
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Winslow Homer was hired by Harper's Weekly as a battlefield artist during the American Civil War. Sketches like this provided the foundation for his famous wood engravings, capturing the gritty, day-to-day logistical realities of the Union Army rather than just the dramatic moments of combat.
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Supply Train and Mules [verso]
Winslow Homer, 1864