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Print, General Thomas Swearing in the Volunteers Called into the Service of the United States at Washington D.C.

This is a Print. It was created by Winslow Homer and attributed to Winslow Homer and published by Harper's Weekly. It is dated April 27, 1861 and we acquired it in 1951. Its medium is wood engraving in black ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

22.5 × 27.9 cm (8 7/8 × 11 in.)

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Print, General Thomas Swearing in the Volunteers Called into the Service of the United States at Washington D.C.; Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910); Published by Harper's Weekly; USA; wood engraving in black ink on paper; 22.5 × 27.9 cm (8 7/8 × 11 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt; 1951-73-1

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