Adolphe Jean Baptiste Bayot
The War between the United States and Mexico Illustrated, Embracing Pictorial Drawings of All the Principal Conflicts, by Carl Nebel, Author of “A Picturesque and Archaeological Voyage in Mexico,” with a Description of Each Battle, by Geo. Wilkins Kendall, Author of “The Texan Santa Fé Expedition,” etc., etc.

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Artist Adolphe Jean Baptiste Bayot (French, 1810–1866)French, 1810–1866

Artist Louis-Pierre-Alphonse Bichebois (French, 1801–1850)French, 1801–1850

Artist Erhard Schiéble (French, born Germany, 1821–1880)French, born Germany, 1821–1880

Artistafter Carl Nebel (German, 1805–1855)German, 1805–1855

Author George Wilkins Kendall (American, 1809–1867)American, 1809–1867

Printer Rose Joseph Lemercier (French, 1803–1887)French, 1803–1887

Publisher D. Appleton & Company (New York, founded 1831)New York, founded 1831

Publisher George S. Appleton (Philadelphia)Philadelphia

CultureAmerican

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The War between the United States and Mexico Illustrated, Embracing Pictorial Drawings of All the Principal Conflicts, by Carl Nebel, Author of “A Picturesque and Archaeological Voyage in Mexico,” with a Description of Each Battle, by Geo. Wilkins Kendall, Author of “The Texan Santa Fé Expedition,” etc., etc.

Date1851

MediumBook with 12 hand-colored lithographs and one lithograph

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by John Bookout and Wallace S. Wilson in honor of Ann Bookout and Jeanie Kilroy Wilson at "One Great Night in November, 2015"

Object numberB.2015.13.1-.13

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DescriptionGeneral Winfield Scott and United States forces entered Mexico City on September 14, 1847, beginning an occupation that would last into the following year. This lithograph 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.
ProvenanceJ. Dudley Thompson (1925–2010), Santa Barbara, California; Estate of J. Dudley Thompson; consigned to [Dorothy Sloan—Rare Books, Austin, Texas, auction 24, The Mexican-American War Collection of J. Dudley Thompson]; purchased by MFAH, 2015.

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