Adolphe Jean Baptiste Bayot
Molina del Rey Attack upon the Casa Mata

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • 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.
Date1851
MediumLithograph with watercolor and gum arabic on wove paper
DimensionsImage: 10 7/8 × 16 3/4 in. (27.6 × 42.5 cm)
Sheet: 16 1/2 × 22 5/8 in. (41.9 × 57.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by John Bookout and Wallace S. Wilson in honor of Ann Bookout and Jeanie Kilroy Wilson at "One Great Night in November, 2015"
Object numberB.2015.13.9
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Texas Alcove And Hall
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Department
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Object Type
Description

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
Recto: Inscribed in tan printed ink, below plate left: C. Nebel fecit.

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.
Recto: Stamp in ink, in plate, bottom left corner: ACCORDING TO ACT OF CONGRESS / [encircled]

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