Adolphe Jean Baptiste Bayot
Molino del Rey—Attack upon the Molino

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Molino del Rey—Attack upon the Molino
Date1851
PlacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
MediumHand-colored toned lithograph on wove paper with gelatin highlights
DimensionsImage: 10 3/4 × 17 in. (27.3 × 43.2 cm)
Sheet: 13 1/2 × 18 1/2 in. (34.3 × 47 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.71.44
Non exposé

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionFought in the waning days of the Mexican-American War, the Battle of Molino del Rey on the outskirts of Mexico City included the destruction of a facility rumored to be used to produce cannons for Mexican forces. This lithograph of the battle is part of a suite of twelve views of the Mexican-American 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.
Provenance[The Old Print Shop, New York]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1961; given to MFAH, 1971.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed below image, center: Imp. Lemercier. r de Seine 57 Paris.
Inscribed below image, center: Molino del Rey - attack upon the molino
Inscribed below image, left: C. Nebel fecit.
Inscribed below image, right: Bayot lith
[Sandweiss, Stewart, & Huseman 1989, no. 140]
[no marks]

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