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Night drawing of burning houses and barns with smoke, with soldiers at a stone wall and mounted officers in the foreground.

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Burning of Mr. Muma's (sic) houses and barns at the fight of the 17th of Sept. LCCN2004660362, Alfred Waud (1862), Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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A brown-toned drawing in chalk and graphite shows a night scene of burning houses and barns, with flames and dark smoke rising across the landscape. Soldiers stand along a stone wall and mounted officers ride in the foreground, while distant fire and muzzle flashes light the sky. The work is attributed to Alfred Waud and dated 1862.

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