Art, literature & historyThe Advance of the Cavalry Skirmish Line, Plate 37 from "Life Studies of the Great Army"
1876
- Dating
- Exact year
- Medium
- Etching
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 18 5/8 × 23 7/16 in. (47.3 × 59.5 cm) Plate: 12 13/16 × 17 15/16 in. (32.5 × 45.5 cm)
- Collection no.
- 40.32.37
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
About this artwork
The Advance of the Cavalry Skirmish Line, Plate 37 from "Life Studies of the Great Army" — Edwin Forbes. 1876.
Medium: Etching. Dimensions: Sheet: 18 5/8 × 23 7/16 in. (47.3 × 59.5 cm) Plate: 12 13/16 × 17 15/16 in. (32.5 × 45.5 cm).
Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1940.
This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.