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Painting, Man with a Knapsack

This is a Painting. It was created by Winslow Homer. It is dated October 10, 1873 and we acquired it in 1918. Its medium is brush and oil paint on canvas. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Charles Savage Homer Jr.. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Charles Savage Homer, Jr..

Its dimensions are

38.7 × 56.8 cm (15 1/4 × 22 3/8 in.)

It is signed

Signed and dated by incision into oil paint, lower right corner: Winslow Homer / Oct 10th 1873

Cite this object as

Painting, Man with a Knapsack; Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910); possibly USA; brush and oil paint on canvas; 38.7 × 56.8 cm (15 1/4 × 22 3/8 in.) ; Gift of Mrs. Charles Savage Homer, Jr.; 1918-20-1

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Frederic Church, Winslow Homer & Thomas Moran: Tourism and the American Landscape.

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