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Genl. Taylor and His Staff, on the Morning Before The Battle of Buena Vista, Febry, 23d, 1847.

Date1847

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 1/4 x 10 7/8in. (36.2 x 27.6cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionEight military officers on horseback are tightly grouped together. All wear hats or caps, some with plumes, and jackets with epaulets. The man in the foreground wears a long overcoat. His left hand is on the hilt of his sword. A palm tree is in the left background, a tent is in the right background, and an American flag flying from a tall flagpole is in the center.

Object number1985.42.0

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "GENL. TAYLOR AND HIS STAFF, / ON THE MORNING BEFORE THE BATTLE OF BUENA VISTA, FEBRY 23D 1847. / 301." Lithographed copyright notice beneath image, "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1847 by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg, in the Clerks [Office of the District Court] of the Southern District of New York."

On verso, lower right, accession number "Dwr 53" "CPC consv 1986".

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