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Winslow Homer|Harper's Weekly|Harper & Brothers|W. H. Lagarde

Waiting for a Bite (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVIII)

August 22, 1874
Wood engraving
9.1 × 13.8 cm (3.6 × 5.4 in)

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