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Winslow Homer — President Lincoln, General Grant, and Tad Lincoln at a Railway Station
Winslow Homer

President Lincoln, General Grant, and Tad Lincoln at a Railway Station

1887

Created during Homer's early career as an illustrator, this wood engraving captures an intimate moment between the president, his commanding general, and young son during the tumultuous Civil War period. The work demonstrates Homer's skill at documentary illustration before he became known for his paintings.

Medium
wood engraving

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Winslow Homer, President Lincoln, General Grant, and Tad Lincoln at a Railway Station, 1887

Created during Homer's early career as an illustrator, this wood engraving captures an intimate moment between the president, his commanding general, and young son during the tumultuous Civil War period. The work demonstrates Homer's skill at documentary illustration before he became known for his paintings.

Medium
wood engraving
Year
1887
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Documentary, American, Wood Engraving, Historical, Portrait, Realism, Black and White

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago