Zachary Taylor.

PrinterPrinted by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by D. Needham American, 1808 - 1888

After a work byAfter a work by James Maguire

Date1849-1850

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 3/8 x 8 5/16in. (28.9 x 21.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 10in. (35.6 x 25.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionHalf-length seated portrait of an elderly man wearing a double-breasted coat, vest, shirt, and tie. A sword rests on his left arm. He holds a rolled sheet of paper in his right hand. His right elbow rests on a table. Drapery is in the left background. A column with cords and a tassel are in the right background.

Object number1982.52.1

InscribedOn recto: Lithographed title beneath image: "ZACHARY TAYLOR. / TWELFTH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. / 335."
On verso: Inscribed in pencil, lower right: "Dwr 6" "consv. CPC 1987". Accession number inscribed in pencil, lower right.
NotesSubject Note: Zachary Taylor was a hero of the Mexican War. 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.

Constitutent Note: According to the National Portrait Gallery online catalogue, this portrait is based on a work by James Maguire.

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