Prisoners from the Front | |
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Artist | Winslow Homer |
Year | 1866 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 61 cm × 96.5 cm (24 in × 38.0 in) |
Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City |
Accession | 22.207 |
Prisoners from the Front is a mid 19th-century painting by American artist Winslow Homer. One of Homer's most notable early works, the painting depicts a scene in which Confederate officers surrender to Union Brigadier General Francis Channing Barlow during the American Civil War. Homer's experience as a war correspondent likely contributed to his rendering of the work.[1][2]
Citing Prisoners' style, tone, and provenance, American art critic Peter Schjeldahl once called Homer's work "The most telling of all paintings about the Civil War".[3]