# Soldiers felling sapling, and weaving saplings into baskets \[verso\], in Winslow Homer

Winslow Homer drew this in 1862, aged 26. It is now at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

Our note:

> Quick pencil sketches catch soldiers at work, felling saplings and weaving them into gabions, the basket-like frames filled with earth that protected artillery positions during sieges.

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## The work

- Date: 1862
- Medium: graphite on straw paper
- Dimensions: sheet: 21.9 × 37.7 cm (8 5/8 × 14 13/16 in.)
- Type: Drawing
- Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1996.121.7.b
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[Winslow Homer](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/winslow-homer), American, 1836–1910

Homer began as an illustrator, covering the Civil War for Harper’s Weekly, and first made his name in painting with scenes of soldiers and country life.

16 works in the collection.

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