Major Genl. Zachary Taylor.

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by D. Needham American, 1808 - 1888

Date1847

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 3/8 x 8 3/8in. (28.9 x 21.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 10in. (35.6 x 25.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionHalf-length portrait of a middle-aged man wearing a military uniform with epaulets. He is seen in profile facing right, with a drapery trimmed with fringe, a column, and an American flag in the background.

Object number1950.120.0

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "MAJOR GENL. ZACHARY TAYLOR. / U.S. ARMY. / 313." Inscribed lower center, "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1847 by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg in the Clerks Office of the Southern District of N.Y."
On verso, inscribed in purple ink, upper left, "775". Inscribed in pencil: upper left, "C649 = 50 ="; lower left, "Print / Box 6 #38" "22 [in circle]"; lower right, "consv CPC 1987" "Dwr 6" and accession number.NotesSubject Note: Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) was a hero of the Mexican War (1846-1848). He assumed command of the U.S. forces in January 1846, and his troops encamped near Matamoros in the spring of 1846. Taylor became President of the United States in 1849. He died in 1850.

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