Close of the War--Hull's Victory, 1814/Close of the War--Babylon is Fallen, 1865, from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, December 16, 1865

Winslow HomerWW-1865-083223

1865·wood engraving on paper·sheet: 15 7/8 x 22 1/4 in. (40.3 x 56.4 cm)

Catalogue

Year: 1865
Medium: wood engraving on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 15 7/8 x 22 1/4 in. (40.3 x 56.4 cm)
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Artist: Winslow Homer

Artist

Winslow Homer

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Winslow Homer was an American landscape painter and illustrator, best known for his marine subjects. He is considered one of the foremost painters of 19th-century America and a preeminent figure in American art in general.

Boston, MA, USA

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