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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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St Julien; The king of the trotting turf

St Julien; The king of the trotting turf (1881-1882)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Newsboys passing the picket post on way to camp

Newsboys passing the picket post on way to camp (1861-1876)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Knapp’s Pennsylvania battery in action, at Cedar Mountain

Knapp’s Pennsylvania battery in action, at Cedar Mountain (1862)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Harry, the innocent contraband

Harry, the innocent contraband (1863)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Coffee coolers.

Coffee coolers. (1876)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
The battle of Gettysburg 3

The battle of Gettysburg 3 (1863)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
A night march

A night march (1876)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
A night march. The army going into action through the woods

A night march. The army going into action through the woods (1861-1876)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Fireplace in Negro hut

Fireplace in Negro hut (1864)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Horse drawn artillery

Horse drawn artillery (1862-1864)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
A thirsty crowd

A thirsty crowd (1862-1864)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Off duty

Off duty (1864)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Rappahannock River near Beverly Ford, Va. Sept. 9, 1863

Rappahannock River near Beverly Ford, Va. Sept. 9, 1863 (1863)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
The distant battle.

The distant battle. (1876)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
Review of the Army of the Potomac, commanded by Gen. Joe E. Hooker, by President Abraham Lincoln

Review of the Army of the Potomac, commanded by Gen. Joe E. Hooker, by President Abraham Lincoln (1863)

Edwin Forbes (American, 1839 – 1895)
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