The Battle of the USS "Kearsarge" and the CSS "Alabama"
Édouard Manet, French, 1832 - 1883
Geography:
Made in France, Europe
Date:
1864Medium:
Oil on canvasDimensions:
54 1/4 × 50 3/4 inches (137.8 × 128.9 cm) Framed: 68 7/8 × 65 5/8 × 4 3/4 inches (174.9 × 166.7 × 12.1 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Painting
Cat. 1027Credit Line:
John G. Johnson Collection, 1917
Made in France, Europe
Date:
1864Medium:
Oil on canvasDimensions:
54 1/4 × 50 3/4 inches (137.8 × 128.9 cm) Framed: 68 7/8 × 65 5/8 × 4 3/4 inches (174.9 × 166.7 × 12.1 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Painting
* Gallery 252, European Art 1850-1900, second floor (Toll Gallery)
Accession Number:Cat. 1027Credit Line:
John G. Johnson Collection, 1917
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