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Print, August in the Country – The Sea-Shore

This is a Print. It was created by Winslow Homer and after Winslow Homer and published by Harper's Weekly. It is dated August 27, 1859 and we acquired it in 1947. Its medium is wood engraving in black ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by John Goldsmith Phillips Jr.. It is credited Gift of John Goldsmith Phillips, Jr..

Its dimensions are

Image: 23.4 × 35.3 cm (9 3/16 × 13 7/8 in.)

It is signed

Signed on block, lower left center: W HOMER Del.

Cite this object as

Print, August in the Country – The Sea-Shore; Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910); Published by Harper's Weekly; USA; wood engraving in black ink on paper; Image: 23.4 × 35.3 cm (9 3/16 × 13 7/8 in.); Gift of John Goldsmith Phillips, Jr.; 1947-4-3

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