Sarony & Major
Victorious Bombardment of Vera Cruz

LithographerNew York, active 1846–1857
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Victorious Bombardment of Vera Cruz
Date1847
PlaceNew York, United States
MediumHand-colored lithograph on wove paper
DimensionsImage: 8 1/4 × 12 1/2 in. (21 × 31.8 cm)
Sheet: 10 1/8 × 14 in. (25.7 × 35.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.69.347
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionIn 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.
Provenance[The Old Print Shop, New York]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, date unknown; given to MFAH, 1969.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed below image: VICTORIOUS BOMBARDMENT OF VERA CRUZ. / by the united forces of the Army and Navy of the U. S. March 24th.[th superscript with period [.] underneath] and 25th.[th superscript with period [.] underneath] 1847
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