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Antique Print Description Details: Title: The Union Cavalry and Artillery Starting in Pursuit of the Rebels up the Yorktown Turnpike Type: Original Antique Wood Engraved Print Publication: Harper's Weekly Newspaper Date: May 1862 Artist: Winslow Homer Grade: Very good, general age related toning, Size: mage: 23.5 x 35.2 cm (9 1/4 x 13 7/8 in.) sheet: 28.8 x 40.6 cm (11 5/16 x 16 in.) Item Description: Offered here is an original antique wood engraved print by Winslow Homer published in Harper's Weekly Newspaper (1862). Winslow Homer (1836 - 1910) was an American landscape painter and print maker. In his earlier years, he produced 220 magazine engravings of the American scene from 1857 to 1875. The print measures 9 1/4 x 13 7/8 in with wide margins, perfect for framing. At nearly a hundred fifty years old, this engaging original print is highly displayable. Antiqueprintopia only sells original antique prints and they always come with a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. In his sketch from the battle front, Homer depicts the start of the Peninsular campaign headed by the ill-fated General George McClellan. It shows both the Union cavalry and artillery and even shows telegraph lines, which are fairly rare in Civil War engravings. In the upper left corner, Homer includes an observation balloon. inkfrog terapeak