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Plate 7: Leader of the Herd
- 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:
- 71.2009.081.2098
- 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. In this etching the cattle for army use is being led by a Zouave butcher. Across the road, under the pine trees, two graves of Union soldiers killed in a roadside skirmish are visible. The artist's signature is etched into the lower right corner of the plate. This is Plate 7 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
