Filling Cartridges at the United States Arsenal, Watertown, Massachusetts, 1861

A wood engraving page from Harper's Weekly showing workers at tables filling cartridges in a long workroom, with a supervisor standing at right and crossed rifles framing the upper scene. Below, a second scene shows men seated at a bench with powder and paper cartridges. Dense hatching gives the print a dramatic texture.

Artist

Winslow Homer

Date

1861

Medium

wood engraving on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

2011 × 3000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum