Wounded Soldier, graphite sketch

A faint graphite sketch on pale wove paper, laid down on a grey album page, shows loosely drawn figures in a crowded scene. Lines suggest a reclining or slumped figure at centre, with other forms and indistinct architecture around it.

Artist

Winslow Homer

Date

1862

Medium

Graphite on wove paper, laid down

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

3000 × 2358 px

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