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TheBattleoftheKearsargeandtheAlabamaisa paintingbydouardManetwhichhangsinthe PhiladelphiaMuseumofArt.Thepainting commemoratestheBattleofCherbourgof1864,anaval engagementbetweentheUnioncruiserUSSKearsarge andtherebelprivateerCSSAlabama. Nothavingwitnessedthebattlehimself,Manetreliedon pressdescriptionsofthefighttodocumenthiswork.[1] In1872,Barbeyd'Aurevillystatedthatthepaintingwasa "magnificiantmarinepainting"andthat"thesea(...)is morefrighteningthanthebattle".[2]ItwashungatAlfred Cadart'sandwaspraisedbythecriticPhilippeBurty[3]

TheBattleoftheKearsargeandthe Alabama

References
1. ^[1](http://kerdonis.fr/ZMANET01/) 2. ^Barbeyd'Aurevilly,"Salon",LeGaulois,3juillet 1872.Extraits:chap.LXIII,p.334337LeGaulois,3 juillet1872(http://www2b.ac lille.fr/weblettres/productions/impres/legaulois.htm) 3. ^FranoiseCachin,CharlesS.MoffettetJulietWilson Bareau,Manet18321883,Paris,RuniondesMuses Nationaux,1983,544p.(ISBN2711802302),p219

Artist Year Type Dimensions Location

douardManet 1865 Oiloncanvas 134cm127cm(53in50in) MuseumofArt,Philadelphia

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