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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)
CultureAmerican
DateJuly 12, 1862
MediumEngraving
DimensionsOverall: 16 x 11 1/4 in. (40.6 x 28.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number98.15.4
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a wood engraving depicting injured men and surgeons in a field.

Exhibition History"Sacred Sites, Then and Now: The American Civil War," Large Changing Gallery, Chrysler museum of Art, May 1 - Sept. 6, 1998. Published ReferencesHarper's Weekly, July 12, 1862.