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Winslow Homer — Nahum Capen, Esq., Postmaster of Boston
Winslow Homer

Nahum Capen, Esq., Postmaster of Boston

1859

One of Homer's earliest commercial illustrations demonstrates his skill at portraiture within the wood engraving medium, depicting Boston's postmaster with dignified precision.

Medium
wood engraving

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Winslow Homer, Nahum Capen, Esq., Postmaster of Boston, 1859

One of Homer's earliest commercial illustrations demonstrates his skill at portraiture within the wood engraving medium, depicting Boston's postmaster with dignified precision.

Medium
wood engraving
Year
1859
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Monochrome, 19th Century, American, Traditional, Wood Engraving, Realistic, Portrait, Dignified, Male, Formal

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago