Sartain & Sloanaker
Major-General Zachary Taylor

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Artist Sartain & Sloanaker (American, active 1849–1852)American, active 1849–1852

CultureAmerican

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Major-General Zachary Taylor

Datec. 1849–1852

PlacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

MediumMezzotint on wove paper

DimensionsImage: 20 7/8 × 15 3/4 in. (53.1 × 40 cm)
Sheet: 31 3/4 × 24 in. (80.6 × 61 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by Joseph D. McCord in honor of Harry H. Cullen at "One Great Night in November, 1992"

Object numberB.92.19

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Bayou Bend

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DescriptionZachary Taylor, the United States’ great hero of the Mexican-American War, rose to tremendous popularity, buoyed by an outpouring of commemorative images, objects, and songs. The war ended in 1848, and Taylor became president of the United States in 1849.
Provenance[The Philadelphia Print Shop, Philadelphia]; purchased by MFAH, 1992.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Inscribed below image: FROM AN ORIGINAL DAGUERREOTYPE ENGRAVED BY JOHN SARTAIN / MAJOR-GENERAL ZACHARY TAYLOR. / PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

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