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Landing of the American Forces Under Genl. Scott

Landing of the American Forces Under Genl. Scott

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Landing of the American Forces Under Genl. Scott
ArtistAmerican, 1813–1888
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Landing of the American Forces Under Genl. Scott
Date1847
PlaceNew York, United States
MediumLithograph with hand coloring
DimensionsImage: 8 1/8 × 12 7/8 in. (20.6 × 32.8 cm)
 Sheet: 10 × 14 in. (25.4 × 35.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.69.281
Not on view

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In March of 1847, American ships bombarded fortifications of the Mexican port city of Vera Cruz in advance of a large-scale amphibious assault and a siege of the city. General Winfield Scott commanded the operation for the United States.

Lithographer Nathaniel Currier learned the printing trade as an apprentice at the Boston firm of William and John Pendleton, the first successful lithography firm in the United States. Currier moved to New York City with John Pendleton in the early 1830s and soon established his own firm there. Currier found success producing images of current events and making them available quickly and inexpensively. James Merritt Ives joined the firm in 1852 and became a partner in 1857.


Provenance[Kennedy Galleries, New York]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1958; given to MFAH, 1969.
Published References Gale Research Co., comp. Currier and Ives: A Catalogue Raisonné. 2 vols. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1984, no. 3701. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed: LANDING OF THE AMERICAN FORCES UNDER GENL. SCOTT / AT VERA CRUZ MARCH 9TH 1847 / THE COLORS OF THE UNITED STATES WERE TRIUMPHANTLY PLANTED ASHORE, IN FULL VIEW OF THE CITY AND CASTLE, AND UNDER THE DISTANT FIRE OF BOTH. THE WHOLE ARMY REACHED THE SHORE IN FINE STYLE WITHOUT ACCIDENT OR LOSS [Gale 1984, no. 3701]
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.

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