The Battle of the Kearsarge and the Alabama

Le Combat du Kearsarge et de l'Alabama

The Battle of the Kearsarge and the Alabama

Édouard Manet · 1865

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Philadelphia, United States

About this painting

Manet never witnessed the 1864 Civil War naval battle off Cherbourg he painted, working instead from newspaper accounts within weeks of the event.

Painting Details

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

138 × 129 cm (54.3 × 50.8 in)

Painted at

Paris, France

Current location

Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia

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