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Storming of the Heights of Cerro Gordo

Storming of the Heights of Cerro Gordo

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Storming of the Heights of Cerro Gordo
ArtistAmerican, 1813–1888
Artistborn c. 1828
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Storming of the Heights of Cerro Gordo
Date1847
PlaceNew York, United States
MediumLithograph with hand coloring
DimensionsImage: 8 × 12 3/8 in. (20.3 × 31.5 cm)
 Sheet: 10 × 14 in. (25.4 × 35.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.69.285
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After capturing the Mexican city of Vera Cruz following a bombardment, amphibious assault, and siege, General Winfield Scott began to advance toward Mexico City, engaging troops led by Antonio López de Santa Anna at Cerro Gordo near Xalapa. William S. Harney fought with distinction and was brevetted to brigadier general.

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. 6279, which does not carry Cameron's signature. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed: STORMING OF THE HEIGHTS OF CERRO GORDO / APRIL 18TH, 1847 / BY THE 1ST. BRIGADE OF THE 2ND. DIVISION, U.S.A. REINFORCED BY 6 COMPANIES 3RD. INFANTRY, AND 4 COMPANIES OF 1ST ARTILLERY, THE WHOLE UNDER THE COMMAND OF THAT GALLANT HERO, COL. WM. S. HARNEY OF THE 2ND. DRAGOONS.—HE PUSHED FORWARD HIS MEN UNDER A MOST GALLING AND DISTRUCTIVE FIRE, AND SUCCEEDED IN DRIVING FROM THE STRONG POSITION OF THE ENEMY ALL HIS FORCES, AND PUTTING THEM IN COMPLETE ROUT. [Gale 1984, no. 6279]
Inscribed foreground of image: Cameron 1847
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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Nathaniel Currier