The image shows a woman standing behind a cannon, with her back facing the viewer. Her left hand is resting on the cannon, and her dark hair is pulled back into a bun. She is wearing a long dress and there are bodies on the ground around her. The background is a barren landscape with a faint hill in the distance. The woman is not wearing any visible jewelry or holding any objects. The scene is depicted in grayscale.
Artwork Details
- Date
- published 1863
- Medium
- etching, aquatint, drypoint, engraving, and burnishing on wove paper
- Dimensions
- 11675 × 9692 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original