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A Bivouac Fire on the Potomac
A Bivouac Fire on the Potomac

A Bivouac Fire on the Potomac

Artist Winslow Homer American, 1836 - 1910
Date1861
MediumWood Engraving
DimensionsImage Size: 13 3/4 x 20 1/8 in. (34.9 x 51.1 cm)
Sheet: 16 x 22 in. (40.6 x 55.9 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineBequest of Charlotte Pruyn Hyde
Object number1972.44
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Inscribedon recto on plate bottom left: "Homer" on recto bottom right: "75 cents"
DescriptionA group of men seated around a fire. One man is playing a violin and another is dancing. Two men in the right foreground are playing cards. Tents in the background.Exhibition History"Winslow Homer: Prints from Harper's Weekly," GANYS 1979-1981.Provenance1963, Glens Falls, NY, The Hyde Collection Trust (Bequest of Charlotte P. Hyde)