The War for the Union, 1862 - A Bayonet Charge

published 1862

after Winslow Homer

Associated Names
Winslow Homer

Artist After, American, 1836 - 1910

This is a drawing of a military battle scene. The image shows a bayonet charge during a historical war. Numerous soldiers in 19th-century military uniforms are engaged in close combat, wielding rifles with fixed bayonets. The scene is chaotic, with soldiers advancing through a grassy battlefield amidst lingering gunfire smoke. The background shows a line of soldiers in a more organized formation and hints of trees. The illustration captures the tumult and fervor of a heated confrontation with detailed linework and shading, adding to the historical and dynamic feel of the artwork.

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Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1936

  • Foster, Allen Evarts. "A check list of illustrations by Winslow Homer in 'Harper's Weekly' and other periodicals." Bulletin of the New York Public Library 40 (1936): 842-852. Separately published New York: New York Public Library, 1936.

1969

  • Gelman 1969, no.133.

1977

  • Kelsey 1977, no.117.

Wikidata ID

Q65218854

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