Terrific Engagement between the Monitor & the Merimac, March 9. 1862.
PrinterPrinted by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
(American, 1840 - 1867)
PublisherPublished by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
(American, 1840 - 1867)
PublisherPublished by
Phelps & Watson
(American, 1859 - 1864)
PublisherPublished by
George Whiting
(American, 1820 - 1862)
Date1862
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 5/8 x 13in. (21.9 x 33cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 1/16 x 14 1/4in. (25.6 x 36.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan
Object number1948.13.19
DescriptionTwo ironclad warships are side by side, firing at point blank range. Clouds of smoke partially conceal the larger vessel in the background. Cannon balls strike the water and the hulls and decks of the two ships. Four additional steamships are in the background. The nearest of them has three masts and rigging in addition to a smokestack. An American flag flies from a tall flag pole on the shore in the right background.
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Status
Not on viewD. W. Kellogg & Co.
1830-1840
E.C. Kellogg & Co.
1852-1853