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Edwin Forbes - A siesta

A siesta (1861-1876)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
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The Artist died in 1895 so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries where the copyright term is the Artist's life plus 70 years or fewer. It is in the public domain in the United States because it was published or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office before Jan 1, 1926
Edwin Forbes

Edwin Austin Forbes was an American landscape painter and etcher who first gained fame during the American Civil War for his detailed and dramatic sketches of military subjects, including battlefield combat scenes.

Forbes was born in New York, studied under Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, and began as an animal and landscape painter. During the Civil War, he was special artist for Frank Leslie's Magazine. Many of the spirited etchings he drew during the conflict were later presented by General Sherman to the government. They are now preserved in the War Office at Washington because of their historic value.

After the war, Forbes painted landscape and cattle scenes, among which are "Orange County Pasture" (1879) and "Evening—Sheep Pasture" (1881). In 1877 he was made an honorary member of the London Etching Club.

He died in 1895 in Brooklyn and is interred in Green-Wood Cemetery.

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The Army of the Potomac crossing the Chicahominy at Long Bridge

The Army of the Potomac crossing the Chicahominy at Long Bridge (1864)

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The newspaper correspondent. News of the battle

The newspaper correspondent. News of the battle (1876)

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Kilpatrick’s raid to Richmond

Kilpatrick’s raid to Richmond (1864)

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Home, sweet home.

Home, sweet home. (1876)

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Old house on the battlefield of Spottsylvania

Old house on the battlefield of Spottsylvania (1864)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
A Christmas dinner.

A Christmas dinner. (1876)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
The supply train

The supply train (1861-1876)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Grand review of Gen. N.P. Banks’s Corps at Little Washington, Va.

Grand review of Gen. N.P. Banks’s Corps at Little Washington, Va. (1863)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Old bridge near Culpepper

Old bridge near Culpepper (1863)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Study of drummer boys on the march

Study of drummer boys on the march (1863)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Ball of 2nd Corps–Washington’s birthday

Ball of 2nd Corps–Washington’s birthday (1864)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
On picket in the woods

On picket in the woods (1864)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Fredericksburg Court House now occupied by our troops as a barracks and by the signal corps

Fredericksburg Court House now occupied by our troops as a barracks and by the signal corps (1862)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
A Christmas dinner. A scene on the outer picket line

A Christmas dinner. A scene on the outer picket line (1861-1876)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Cold Harbor Tavern, June 3, 1864

Cold Harbor Tavern, June 3, 1864 (1864)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
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