Frances Flora Bond Palmer
Battle of Buena Vista

ArtistBritish, 1812–1876, active United States
PrinterAmerican, active 1833–1851
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Battle of Buena Vista
Date1847
PlaceNew York, United States
MediumChromolithograph on wove paper
DimensionsImage: 18 5/8 × 28 3/4 in. (47.2 × 73 cm)
Sheet: 22 1/8 × 30 1/2 in. (56.2 × 77.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.69.278
Non exposé

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionThe Battle of Buena Vista in the Mexican State of Coahuila, between forces led by Zachary Taylor and Antonio López de Santa Anna, took place on February 22 and 23, 1847. Santa Anna withdrew his troops, leaving the field to the surprised Americans. The outcome helped bolster Taylor’s reputation, helping propel him to the White House in 1849. The English-born artist of this scene, Frances Flora “Fanny” Bond Palmer, would later find employment and considerable success with Currier and Ives.
Provenance[Kennedy Galleries, New York]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1958; given to MFAH, 1969.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Signed in printed white ink, in image, bottom left corner: F. PALMER
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below image, left: FROM A SKETCH TAKEN ON THE SPOT BY MAJOR EATON, AID DE CAMP TO GENL. TAYLOR.
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below image, center: BATTLE OF BUENA VISTA. / VIEW OF THE BATTLE_GROUND AND BATTLE OF “THE ANGOSTURA” FOUGHT NEAR BUENA VISTA, MEXICO FEBRUARY: 23RD 1847. (LOOKING S. WEST.) / Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year of 1847. By H. R. Robinson, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern Distt of N. York.
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below image, right: LITH. PUB. & PRINTED IN COLORS BY H.R. ROBINSON, 142. NASSAU ST. N. YORK.
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