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Winslow Homer — Hon. Elihu B. Washburne, of Illinois, Chairman of the Committee on Commerce
Winslow Homer

Hon. Elihu B. Washburne, of Illinois, Chairman of the Committee on Commerce

1860

Part of Homer's extensive work documenting political figures, this formal portrait engraving exemplifies the dignified representational style demanded by magazine illustration.

Medium
wood engraving

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Winslow Homer, Hon. Elihu B. Washburne, of Illinois, Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, 1860

Part of Homer's extensive work documenting political figures, this formal portrait engraving exemplifies the dignified representational style demanded by magazine illustration.

Medium
wood engraving
Year
1860
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Nineteenth Century, Documentary, American, Wood Engraving, Portrait, Black and White, Male Figure, Formal

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago