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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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