Lithographer
Sarony & Major(New York, active 1846–1857)New York, active 1846–1857
CultureAmerican
Titles
- The Repulsion of the Mexicans, and Bombardment of Metamoras [sic]
Date1848
PlaceNew York, United States
MediumLithograph with hand coloring
DimensionsImage: 8 1/8 x 12 3/4 in. (20.6 x 32.4 cm)
Sheet: 10 3/16 x 14 in. (25.9 x 35.6 cm)
Frame: 12 5/8 × 16 5/8 × 3 1/4 in. (32.1 × 42.2 × 8.3 cm)
Sheet: 10 3/16 x 14 in. (25.9 x 35.6 cm)
Frame: 12 5/8 × 16 5/8 × 3 1/4 in. (32.1 × 42.2 × 8.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.69.289
Non exposé
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
Provenance[Kennedy Galleries, New York]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1958; given to MFAH, 1969.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed below image: THE REPULSION OF THE MEXICANS, AND BOMBARDMENT OF METAMORAS [sic.]; / by the U. S. Troops, under Major Brown; at 5 A. M. of the 3rd..[rd superscript with two periods [..] underneath] May. / 700 Mexicans killed; 1 American
Printed lower left below the image: LITH. & PUB. BY N. CURRIER
Printed lower right below the image: 152 NASSAU ST. COR OF SPRUCE N.Y.
Printed lower right below the image: 152 NASSAU ST. COR OF SPRUCE N.Y.
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