PrintsAmerican19th century

A Bivouac Fire on the Potomac

1861

Artists

Winslow HomerArtist

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Wood engraving and letterpress

Medium

Wood engraving and letterpress on off-white laid paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

block: 35 × 51.3 cm (13 3/4 × 20 3/16 in.) sheet: 40.8 × 56.7 cm (16 1/16 × 22 5/16 in.)

Provenance

L. Aaron Lebowich, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1961

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