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Plate 34: A Lull in the Fight
- Creator:
- Edwin Forbes, Henry J. Johnson
- Location:
- New York, New York
- Origin Date:
- 1876
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 18 7/8 in x 24 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.2122
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
This copper etching was done from Forbes' original sketches done on the Civil War battlefields as the special artist for "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper" from 1862-1864. This etching depicts a scene behind the breastworks. Officers and some men are grouped around the guns while some others are playing cards, cooking, and amusing themselves generally. In the center of the image a squad of prisoners is seen coming in from the front under guard. The artist's signature is etched into the lower left corner of the image. This is Plate 34 of 40 in the Life Studies of the Great Army by Edwin Forbes, copyrighted by him in 1876, and published for subscribers by Henry J. Johnson, New York. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
