Artist
Sartain & Sloanaker(American, active 1849–1852)American, active 1849–1852
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Major-General Zachary Taylor
Datec. 1849–1852
PlacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
MediumMezzotint on wove paper
DimensionsImage: 20 7/8 × 15 3/4 in. (53.1 × 40 cm)
Sheet: 31 3/4 × 24 in. (80.6 × 61 cm)
Sheet: 31 3/4 × 24 in. (80.6 × 61 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by Joseph D. McCord in honor of Harry H. Cullen at "One Great Night in November, 1992"
Object numberB.92.19
Non exposé
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
Provenance[The Philadelphia Print Shop, Philadelphia]; purchased by MFAH, 1992.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed below image: FROM AN ORIGINAL DAGUERREOTYPE ENGRAVED BY JOHN SARTAIN / MAJOR-GENERAL ZACHARY TAYLOR. / PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
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