- Molina del Rey Attack upon the Casa Mata
- from The War between the United States and Mexico Illustrated, Embracing Pictorial Drawings of All the Principal Conflicts, by Carl Nebel, Author of “A Picturesque and Archaeological Voyage in Mexico,” with a Description of Each Battle, by Geo. Wilkins Kendall, Author of “The Texan Santa Fé Expedition,” etc., etc.
Sheet: 16 1/2 × 22 5/8 in. (41.9 × 57.5 cm)
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Late in the Mexican-American War, immediately following the battle of Contreras, Mexican and United States forces clashed again at Churubusco on the outskirts of Mexico City. This lithograph of the battle is part of a suite of twelve views of the war published in 1851 as The War Between the United States and Mexico, with a text by journalist George Wilkins Kendall. These hand-colored lithographs, with their attention to historical accuracy and beauty of composition, are considered the best depictions of the conflict. As narratives of battle, they are notable for their focus on large-scale actions rather than on individual acts of heroism.
ProvenanceJ. Dudley Thompson (1925–2010), Santa Barbara, California; Estate of J. Dudley Thompson; consigned to [Dorothy Sloan—Rare Books, Austin, Texas, auction 24, The Mexican-American War Collection of J. Dudley Thompson]; purchased by MFAH, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in tan printed ink, below plate center: Molina del Rey - attack upon the casa = mata / [cursive]
Inscribed in tan printed ink, below plate right: Bayot lith.
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