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June 1864 - Battle of the Kearsarge and the Alabama

by Édouard Manet

The painting commemorates the Battle of Cherbourg, a naval engagement in which the
Union cruiser USS Kearsarge attacked and sank the Confederate raider CSS Alabama.


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danad16-May-2018 09:49
The work of a Master ! The light in the veils and on the surface of the sea are incredible here ! V.