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Out post of the Army of the Potomac: A scouting party on night reconnoiter

(American, 1840–1896)
1861
Medium/TechniqueGraphite and wash on gray paper
DimensionsSheet: 23.8 x 31.9 cm (9 3/8 x 12 9/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession number55.875
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ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsLower left in graphite pencil: Alfd. Thompson; center: title and notes
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA October 20, 1955