''The Advance-Guard, or The Military Sacrifice (The Ambush)'' is an 1890 oil painting by Frederic Remington.

Description

The painting depicts a cavalry scout slumping over his horse after being shot by an unseen

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warrior in ambush. Behind the scout are other mounted troops who are fleeing the ambush.

Provenance

In an auction of 1893 led by

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at the American Art Association, the painting was sold to E. H. Wales for US$250. It was acquired by the George F. Harding Museum some time before 1982. In 1982, ownership was transferred to the

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References

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