# The Approach of the British Pirate "Alabama"

By [Winslow Homer](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/winslow-homer.md>), 1863.

## Details

- Medium: wood engraving
- Collection: [Cleveland Museum of Art](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/galleries/gallery-36a1fc18d246201d.md>)

[View collection record](<https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.1268>)

- Categories: Print, Works on Paper
- Styles: [Realism](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/realism.md>)

## Image

![Passengers gather on a ship's deck and look toward a vessel in the distance.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/source-36a1fc18d246201d-714b05ab132f7389/full.jpg?v=380b6f10813ca5992e2fa167b89fd130232188f0efabd70a223a8f8cbefbaee0>)

## Sources & credits

- The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1942.1268. Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund. CC0 Open Access.
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Cleveland Museum of Art

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