Nathaniel Currier
Capitulation of Vera Cruz

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Capitulation of Vera Cruz
Date1847
PlaceNew York, United States
MediumHand-colored lithograph on wove paper
DimensionsImage: 7 5/8 × 12 1/2 in. (19.3 × 31.8 cm)
Sheet: 10 × 13 3/4 in. (25.4 × 34.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.69.282
Not on view

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Bayou Bend
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Description

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. On March 29, Mexican forces surrendered to General Winfield Scott.

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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed below image: CAPITULATION OF VERA CRUZ / THE MEXICAN SOLDIERS MARCHING OUT, AND SURRENDERING THEIR ARMS TO GENL. SCOTT, MARCH 29, 1847 [Gale 1984, no. 0889]
[no marks]

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