Date: 1864
Technique: Unknown
The Battle of Cherbourg, on June 19, 1864, off Cherbourg, France.
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Showing posts with label Naval battle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Naval battle. Show all posts
Monday, January 9, 2017
Édouard Manet, The Battle of the USS 'Kearsarge' and the CSS 'Alabama'
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Date: 1864
Technique: Oil on canvas, 137.8 x 128.9 cm
Manet's first known seascape is an imaginative depiction of an American Civil War naval battle fought off the coast of France, near Cherbourg, on June 19, 1864. In the distance, the CSS Alabama, a scourge of Union shipping, sinks by her stern, clouds of smoke arising from a direct hit to her engines by the USS Kearsarge, which is mostly obscured from view.
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Date: 1864
Technique: Oil on canvas, 137.8 x 128.9 cm
Manet's first known seascape is an imaginative depiction of an American Civil War naval battle fought off the coast of France, near Cherbourg, on June 19, 1864. In the distance, the CSS Alabama, a scourge of Union shipping, sinks by her stern, clouds of smoke arising from a direct hit to her engines by the USS Kearsarge, which is mostly obscured from view.
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Saturday, January 7, 2017
Auguste Louis Rossel, Action of 18 October 1782 between the 74-gun Scipion and the 90-gun HMS London (Combat du Scipion contre le London)
Musée national de la Marine de Toulon
Date: 1788
Technique: Oil on canvas, 112 x 163 cm
The Action of 18 October 1782 was a minor naval engagement of the Anglo-French War, in which the French 74-gun ship of the line Scipion, accompanied by a frigate, was chased by two Royal Navy ships of the line, HMS London and Torbay. Outmanoeuvring her larger opponents, Scipion obtained a favourable position that allowed her to rake HMS London, causing severe damage and escaping.
The British resumed the chase, and Scipion struck a rock in Samaná Bay, becoming a total loss.
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Date: 1788
Technique: Oil on canvas, 112 x 163 cm
The Action of 18 October 1782 was a minor naval engagement of the Anglo-French War, in which the French 74-gun ship of the line Scipion, accompanied by a frigate, was chased by two Royal Navy ships of the line, HMS London and Torbay. Outmanoeuvring her larger opponents, Scipion obtained a favourable position that allowed her to rake HMS London, causing severe damage and escaping.
The British resumed the chase, and Scipion struck a rock in Samaná Bay, becoming a total loss.
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Auguste Louis Rossel, Capture of HMS Ardent by the frigates Junon and Gentille
Date: 1790
Technique: Unknown
HMS Ardent was a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was built by contract by Hugh Blaydes at Hull according to a design by Sir Thomas Slade, and launched on 13 August 1764 as the first ship of the Ardent-class. She had a somewhat turbulent career, being captured by the French in 1779, and then re-captured by Britain in 1782 following the Battle of the Saintes. On 28 August 1783 the ship was renamed Tiger. She was sold out of the service in June 1784.
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HMS Ardent was a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was built by contract by Hugh Blaydes at Hull according to a design by Sir Thomas Slade, and launched on 13 August 1764 as the first ship of the Ardent-class. She had a somewhat turbulent career, being captured by the French in 1779, and then re-captured by Britain in 1782 following the Battle of the Saintes. On 28 August 1783 the ship was renamed Tiger. She was sold out of the service in June 1784.
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Thursday, January 5, 2017
Hendrik Cornelisz. Vroom, Dutch Ships Ramming Spanish Galleys off the English Coast, 3 October 1602
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Date: 1617
Technique: Oil on canvas, 117.5 x 146 cm
Picture depicts the Battle of the narrow seas, also known as Battle of the Dover Straits, naval engagement that took place on the 3–4 October 1602 during the Anglo-Spanish War of 1585 and part of the Dutch Revolt.
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Date: 1617
Technique: Oil on canvas, 117.5 x 146 cm
Picture depicts the Battle of the narrow seas, also known as Battle of the Dover Straits, naval engagement that took place on the 3–4 October 1602 during the Anglo-Spanish War of 1585 and part of the Dutch Revolt.
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