Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2016.

The Battle of Hampton Roads

Artist Benjamin Adworth Richardson (American, 1833-1909)

CultureAmerican

Date1890

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions22 × 36 in. (55.9 × 91.4 cm)
Overall, Frame: 30 1/8 × 44 in. (76.5 × 111.8 cm)

SignedSigned in red in the lower right corner, illegibly, with what may be the artist’s initials, and perhaps a date of “ ’90 “.

Credit LineGift of Steve and Mary Helen McCoy in honor of William H. Norris

Object number2016.16

Not on view

DescriptionThis is an oil on canvas painting, 22 x 36 inches in size. Its frame is gilt wood, with an inner flat cove and outer ring of Baroque ornament. The frame size is 30 1/8 x 44 inches in size. The piece is signed in red in the lower right corner, illegibly, with what may be the artist’s initials, and perhaps a date of “ ’90 “.
ProvenanceFrom the artist by descent to Harry Norris, Norfolk, VA. Gift to Dr. Stephen McCoy, Norfolk, VA. Gift of Stephen McCoy to Chrysler Museum of Art, June 2016.