Death of Zachary Taylor.

PrinterPrinted by Kellogg & Comstock American, 1850 - 1851

PublisherPublished by Kellogg & Comstock American, 1850 - 1851

PublisherPublished by Ensign & Thayer American, 1849 - 1850

Date1850

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 7/8 x 8 5/8in. (30.2 x 21.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 1/16 x 10in. (35.7 x 25.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionAn elderly man lies in bed, propped up on a large pillow. He wears a nightshirt and is covered with a sheet or blanket. His eyes are closed, and he appears to be dead or dying. Seven men stand behind the bed. Six wear coats, pants, vests, shirts, and neckties. The sixth is dressed in clerical vestments; he stands in the center, with an open book in his right hand. A woman kneels in front of him. A second woman and a girl kneel in the foreground. Both women wear black dresses. The woman in the foreground wears a bonnet as well. Her face and hands rest on the dying man's breast. The girl hides her face in the bedclothes. Fringed drapery with a tassel frames the scene at the left and right. Striped carpet is on the floor.

Object number1950.202.51

MarkingsOn verso, stamped in black ink, "PROPERTY OF / FREDERICK W. SNOW / 30 CARY AVENUE / CHELSEA, MASS." [crossed out in pencil]InscribedOn recto, lithographed title and text beneath image, "DEATH OF ZACHARY TAYLOR. / Born, 24th. Nov. 1784. Inaugurated President of the United States, March 4th 1849. Died, 9th. July 1850. / 'I have endeavored to discharge all my official duties faithfully-- I regret nothing, but am sorry that I am about to leave my Friends.' / 276."

On verso, in pencil: upper left, "Print / Box 1 / #28"; lower right, "S. St. J. Morgan" "consv CPC 1987" "Dwr 35" accession number.

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