"You Are Really Picturesque, My Love" (The Galaxy, An Illustrated Magazine of Entertaining Reading, Vol. V)

Author Related author Marion Harland American

June 1868

Not on view

At the same time he created subjects related to everyday life and the Civil War for "Harper's Weekly," Homer drew images inspired by literary stories for "The Galaxy," a monthly magazine established in 1868. This example relates to "Beechdale" by Mary Virginia Terhune (née Hawes) who published under the penname Marion Harland.

Artwork Details

Title: "You Are Really Picturesque, My Love" (The Galaxy, An Illustrated Magazine of Entertaining Reading, Vol. V)
Artist: After Winslow Homer (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1836–1910 Prouts Neck, Maine)
Author: Related author Marion Harland (American, 1830–1922)
Date: June 1868
Medium: Wood engraving
Dimensions: image: 4 5/8 x 6 7/8 in. (11.7 x 17.5 cm)
sheet: 6 x 9 7/16 in. (15.2 x 23.9 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933
Object Number: 33.96.4(3)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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