Xanthus Russell Smith | |
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.jpg) Xanthus Russell Smith, circa 1875. | |
| Born | February 26, 1839 |
| Died | December 2, 1929 (aged 90) |
| Education | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts |
| Known for | Marine painter |
| Notable work | The Monitor and the Merrimack (1869), Union League of Philadelphia The Kearsarge and Alabama (1875), Union League of Philadelphia |
Xanthus Russell Smith (February 26, 1839, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – December 2, 1929, Glenside, Pennsylvania) was an American marine painter best known for his illustrations of the American Civil War.