Reading the News - Off Duty – Antique Print
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Description
A window into the past: Reading the News - Off Duty, preserved in this historic drawing. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Reading the News - Off Duty
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Drawn at Rappahannock Station in Virginia, this pencil sketch shows soldiers in an idle moment, with one man absorbed in a newspaper while others around him rest. The station had changed hands during the Civil War, and by early 1864 it was a Union camp for the Army of the Potomac, where long stretches of waiting were common. Edwin Forbes, who followed the army as a field artist, made many such quick studies of camp life, and his drawings give a close, unposed view of the soldiers' daily routines.
| Created / published | March 12, 1864 |
|---|---|
| Medium | drawing, pencil |
| Notes | Rappanhannock Station. Edwin Forbes |
| Original scan | 771 × 1,141 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218140 |
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