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Major-General Zachary Taylor

Major-General Zachary Taylor

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Major-General Zachary Taylor
ArtistAmerican, 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)
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 Bend
Object Type
DescriptionZachary Taylor, the United States’ great hero of the Mexican-American War, rose to tremendous popularity, buoyed by an outpouring of commemorative images, objects, and songs. The war ended in 1848, and Taylor became president of the United States in 1849.
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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