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Xanthus Russell Smith
Marine, landscape, portrait, and historical painter.
American , 1839-1929
was an American artist best known for his illustrations of the American Civil War. Born in Philadelphia, Smith served in the United States Navy during the war and depicted naval battles with a variety of media, including pencil and oil paint. His best known work (right) recreates the 1864 battle between the CSS Alabama and USS Kearsarge off Cherbourg, France. Smith did not actually participate in most of the battles he illustrated; instead, he generally consulted those who were present at the engagements.
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Battle between The Monitor and Merrimac
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Courtesy of the Wiscasset Bay Gallery
Painting ID:: 33019
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Battle_between_The_Monitor_and_Merrimac
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Courtesy of the Wiscasset Bay Gallery
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Attack on Fort Fisher,North Carolina
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1893
Oil on canvas
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Painting ID:: 49351
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Attack_on_Fort_Fisher,North_Carolina
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1893
Oil on canvas
56x123
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Xanthus_Russell_Smith
Marine, landscape, portrait, and historical painter.
American , 1839-1929
was an American artist best known for his illustrations of the American Civil War. Born in Philadelphia, Smith served in the United States Navy during the war and depicted naval battles with a variety of media, including pencil and oil paint. His best known work (right) recreates the 1864 battle between the CSS Alabama and USS Kearsarge off Cherbourg, France. Smith did not actually participate in most of the battles he illustrated; instead, he generally consulted those who were present at the engagements.
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