Keywords: 1881 CampBenton 1861 byWHomer.jpg Artwork Creator Winslow Homer Winslow Homer received his early artistic training as an apprentice in Boston and then moved to New York where he established his reputation as an illustrator for Harper ™s Weekly In his role as Special Artist for Harper ™s in 1861 Homer was sent to the front lines of the Civil War at the age of 25 to document both battle scenes and camp life <br/><br/>This impressive oil painting portrays three Union officers at Camp Benton near the Potomac River in the early months of the war It features Captain William Francis Bartlett 1840-1876 and Lt Col Francis Winthrop Palfrey 1831-1889 of the 20th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers <br/><br/>This work is part of the Boston Public Library ™s extensive 20th Regiment Collection which was inspired by the gift of 287 military books by Palfrey ™s widow in 1892 and significantly expanded by a gift of 10 000 from the surviving members of the 20th Regiment in 1896 This active collection now contains thousands of books diaries letters and other materials relating to military affairs and Massachusetts 1881 oil canvas cm Boston Public Library Rare Books Manuscripts Department object history credit line accession number BPLDC no 09_03_000050 This image was originally posted to Flickr as http //www flickr com/photos/boston_public_library/4046161571/ Officers at Camp Benton Maryland 1861 original uploader was http //www flickr com/photos/24029425 N06 Boston Public Library Painting PD-old-100 Photo Boston Public Library Howcheng 2010-07-24 Oil paintings by Winslow Homer Camp Benton 1860s paintings by Winslow Homer Camp Benton DEFAULTSORT Homer Camp Benton Paintings in Boston Public Library Massachusetts Civil War regiments Paintings of the American Civil War 1861 paintings in the United States |