Winslow Homer · published April 25, 1863

The Approach of the British Pirate "Alabama"

Winslow Homer

The Approach of the British Pirate "Alabama"

published April 25, 1863

Winslow Homer's 'Approach of the British Pirate "Alabama"' (1863) is a wood engraving that appeared in 'Harper's Weekly' during the American Civil War, when the young Homer worked as the magazine's leading illustrator. It depicts a U.S. merchant ship under attack by the Confederate raider CSS Alabama, which destroyed dozens of Union vessels before being sunk off Cherbourg in 1864. Art Institute of Chicago.

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Image source: Art Institute of Chicago