The Halt of the Line of Battle

1876

Edwin Forbes

Associated Names
Edwin Forbes

Artist, American, 1839 - 1895

The image shows a group of soldiers standing in formation from an elevated perspective. The horizon is low in the image, with trees and distant figures in the background. The brushwork resembles etching or cross-hatching, with a monochromatic brown color palette. Closest to us are fallen bodies on the ground, with small groups of figures and horses visible in the distance.

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Inscribed: "Copy-righted 1876 by E. Forbes." in plate, lower left corner; "The halt of the line of battle" & "Plate 17." in plate, lower right corner; "Mrs. Edwin Forbes" in pencil, lower left corner; "Edwin Forbes" in plate, lower left corner

Wikidata ID

Q76549181

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