Pay Day in the Army of the Potomac

Winslow Homer

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white illustration of men in military uniforms and civilian clothes sitting and standing around a long table. Stacks of money and coins are on the table and in a box on the floor. A man in civilian clothes stands behind the table. Three circular inset scenes are behind the table. The center circle shows soldiers marching and the words "PAY DAY" above them. The left circle shows a soldier handing money to a man and woman. The right circle shows a man and woman looking at a piece of paper. The background is a piece of aged paper with a dark border. The words "HARPER'S WEEKLY" are printed at the top.