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Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2016.
The Battle of Hampton Roads
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2016.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2016.

The Battle of Hampton Roads

Artist Benjamin Adworth Richardson (American, 1833-1909)
Date1890
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions22 × 36 in. (55.9 × 91.4 cm)
Overall, Frame: 30 1/8 × 44 in. (76.5 × 111.8 cm)
ClassificationsAmerican art
Credit LineGift of Steve and Mary Helen McCoy in honor of William H. Norris
Object number2016.16
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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 “.