‘Waiting for a Bite,’ 1874. Wood engraving drawn by Homer and engraved at Harper’s premises. 9 1/8 x 13¾ inches. Harper’s Weekly, XVIII (August 22, 1874): 693. Another of Homer’s idyllic scenes, with a group of boys engaged in fishing. This could be an English scene – but the landscape is distinctly American.
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Bibliography
Harper’s Weekly (1874).
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