The Advance-Guard, or The Military Sacrifice (The Ambush), Frederic Remington

The Advance-Guard, or The Military Sacrifice (The Ambush)

Frederic Remington (American) (1861-1909)

Movement: Realism
Date: 1890
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 87.3 × 123.1 cm
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, United States
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0

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Cavalry Horseman Soldier Uniform Hat Clothing Horse Animal Rifle Weapon Blessé Attack Danger Smoke Desert Hill Mountain Rock Pebble Shadow Sky Violence Pink Blue Battle War Oil on canvas American Indian Wars Ambush Combat

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