Four Small Sketches of Army Mules and Wagon

Four small graphite sketches on a pale sheet of wove paper show soldier-like figures in hats, with quick, loose lines suggesting movement. A central figure reaches outward beside a curved wagon-like form, and the sheet is mounted on grey board in a dark-red album.

Artist

Winslow Homer

Date

1862

Medium

Graphite on wove paper, laid down

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

3000 × 2404 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum