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Militia Drilling

William P. Chappel

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Watercolor painting of a landscape. A dirt road runs from the foreground to the center of the image. A man on a horse faces left on the right side. Two other horses are visible behind him. On the left, there is a brown building with a flagpole flying an American flag. A body of water is on the left. In the background, a city skyline is visible. The sky has pink near the horizon and gray clouds above.

Artwork details

Date:
1870s
Medium:
Oil on slate paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 401 px
Museum record:
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