All Xanthus Russell Smith's oil paintings
ID Image  Oil Pantings, Sorted from A to Z     Other Information
49351 Attack on Fort Fisher,North Carolina Attack on Fort Fisher,North Carolina mk195 1893 Oil on canvas 56x123
33019 Battle between The Monitor and Merrimac Battle between The Monitor and Merrimac nn08 Courtesy of the Wiscasset Bay Gallery
Xanthus Russell Smith
Marine, landscape, portrait, and historical painter. American , 1839-1929 was an American artist best known for his illustrations of the American Civil War. Born in Philadelphia, Smith served in the United States Navy during the war and depicted naval battles with a variety of media, including pencil and oil paint. His best known work (right) recreates the 1864 battle between the CSS Alabama and USS Kearsarge off Cherbourg, France. Smith did not actually participate in most of the battles he illustrated; instead, he generally consulted those who were present at the engagements. . Related Artists to : | Douglas Volk | Max Kurzweil | Bernard Hall | George Herbert McCord | John Berney Ladbrooke |