Battle of Buena Vista.

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): 8 1/16 x 12 5/16in. (20.5 x 31.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 7/8 x 14in. (25.1 x 35.6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionIn the right foreground, an officer on horseback directs ranks of infantrymen who advance towards the left. The officer wears a military uniform and a cocked hat and holds a sword in his right hand. An American flag is directly behind him. Other mounted troops are at the far left. Dead and wounded men and a horse lie on the ground. A cannon and its crew are at the far left with a pile of cannonballs nearby. In the upper left, beyond a band of cannon smoke, a separate vignette shows a group of officers. Most of them are on horseback. One man stands beside a fallen horse. Another adjusts the saddle of his mount. Ranks of men in the background advance towards the right. Three flags are dimly visible through the smoke. Trees, possibly palm trees, are at the far left.

Object number1948.13.32

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "BATTLE OF BUENA VISTA. / Defeat of the Mexican Army under Genl. Santa Anna 2000 men, Feby. 23,, 1847, by the United States force under Genl. Taylor, numbering only 5,000.__ Loss of the U.S. in killed, wounded and missing, / about 800; that of the enemy in killed and wounded 2,000 men.___ / 295."

On verso, in pencil: upper left,"Print / Box 4 / #12"; lower right, accession number and "Drw 53 / CPC consv 1987". Upper left, in red ink, "893".

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