Photo #: KN-14236 (Color) Action between USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere, 19 August 1812: "The Engagement" Oil on canvas, 32" x 48", by Michel Felice Corne (1752-1845), depicting the two frigates sailing toward each other at the commencement of the battle. Constitution is shown on the right, with crewmen working aloft. Painting in the collections of the U.S. Naval Academy Museum, transferred from the Navy Department in 1869. Official U.S. Navy Photograph. Online Image: 76KB; 740 x 530 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system as Photo # 428-KN-14236 |
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14 February 2003