Artvee
  • Browse
    • Abstract
    • Figurative
    • Landscape
    • Illustration
    • Posters
    • Religion
    • Mythology
    • Drawings
    • Still Life
    • Animals
    • Botanical
    • Asian Art
  • Books
  • Artists
  • Explore
    • Topics
    • Culture
    • Movements
  • Highlights
  • Collections
  • Galleries
  • Artvee Pro
Login
Artvee
Menu
Edwin Forbes - Off duty

Off duty (1864)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Facebook Twitter Pinterest
Favourite
Collect

Standard, 1114 x 1800px JPG, Size: 1.62 MB

Download

Max Size, 3292 x 5319px JPG, Size: 12.11 MB

Download
License: All public domain files can be freely used for personal and commercial projects.
Why is this image in the public domain?
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.

More Artworks by Edwin Forbes (View all 365 Artworks)

View of Centreville Va. Bull Run battlefield in the distance. Aug. 1863

View of Centreville Va. Bull Run battlefield in the distance. Aug. 1863 (1863)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
On the picket line, near Freeman’s Ford, Rappahannock River

On the picket line, near Freeman’s Ford, Rappahannock River (1864)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
The Army of the Potomac crossing Broad Run. Retreat from Culpepper

The Army of the Potomac crossing Broad Run. Retreat from Culpepper (1863)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
The plains of Manassas, looking towards the Bull Run Mountains, from Gen. T.F. Meagher’s headquarters

The plains of Manassas, looking towards the Bull Run Mountains, from Gen. T.F. Meagher’s headquarters (1862)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Light 12 pdr. Napoleon gun, brass, Rappahannock

Light 12 pdr. Napoleon gun, brass, Rappahannock (1863)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
General view of the fortifications of Manassas Junction

General view of the fortifications of Manassas Junction (1862)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
The battle of Gainesville, Va.

The battle of Gainesville, Va. (1862)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
St. Julien

St. Julien

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Battle of Bethesda Church

Battle of Bethesda Church (1864)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
The headquarter cow

The headquarter cow (1864)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Genl. Geo. B. McClellan passing through Frederick City Myd. at the head of the Army of the Potomac. Pursuit of Genl. Lee

Genl. Geo. B. McClellan passing through Frederick City Myd. at the head of the Army of the Potomac. Pursuit of Genl. Lee (1862)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
The lull in the fight.

The lull in the fight. (1876)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Going into bivouac at night

Going into bivouac at night (1861-1876)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Stragglers on the march to headquarters. Under guard

Stragglers on the march to headquarters. Under guard (1863)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Retreat of the Army of the Rappahannock (Gen. Pope) to Groveton, Manassas Junction

Retreat of the Army of the Rappahannock (Gen. Pope) to Groveton, Manassas Junction (1862)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Load MoreLoading...
View all 365 Artworks

0 Artworks
Follow
Facebook Twitter Pinterest
Favourite
Collect

Standard, JPG, Size:

Download

Max Size, JPG, Size:

Download
License: All public domain files can be freely used for personal and commercial projects.
Why is this image in the public domain?
  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • Contact us
Artvee.com 2024 All Rights Reserved
We use cookies to improve your experience on our website. By browsing this website, you agree to our use of cookies.
More info Accept
  • Sign in
  • Browse
    • Abstract
    • Figurative
    • Landscape
    • Illustration
    • Posters
    • Religion
    • Mythology
    • Drawings
    • Still Life
    • Animals
    • Botanical
    • Asian Art
  • Artists
  • Books
  • Explore
    • Topics
    • Culture
    • Movements
  • Highlights
  • Collections
  • Galleries
  • Artvee Pro