Preparatory Drawing for the Wood Engraving "Watching the Crows"

Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910)

1868

Medium/Technique Graphite and white chalk on dark brown wove paper; Verso: sketch of boy's head in graphite

Dimensions Sheet: 19.7 x 10.5 cm (7 3/4 x 4 1/8 in.)

Credit Line Source unidentified

Accession Number97.886

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsDrawings

InscriptionsSigned in black chalk l.l.: "W.H"; l.r. "WH". Verso: partial sketch of boy in broad-brimmed hat

ProvenanceAcquired by MFA, 1887.