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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
The Surgeon At Work At The Rear During An Engagement
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

The Surgeon At Work At The Rear During An Engagement

Artist Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910)
Publisher Harper's Weekly (American, 1825-1916)
DateJuly 12, 1862
MediumEngraving
DimensionsOverall: 16 x 11 1/4 in. (40.6 x 28.6 cm)
ClassificationsAmerican art
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number98.15.4
Terms
  • U.S. Civil War
  • History
  • War
  • U.S. history
  • Black
  • White
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DescriptionThis is a wood engraving depicting injured men and surgeons in a field.