Adolphe Jean Baptiste Bayot
Battle of Buena Vista

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Artist Adolphe Jean Baptiste Bayot (French, 1810–1866)French, 1810–1866

Artistafter Carl Nebel (German, 1805–1855)German, 1805–1855

Printer Rose Joseph Lemercier (French, 1803–1887)French, 1803–1887

CultureAmerican

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Battle of Buena Vista

Date1851

PlacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

MediumLithograph with watercolor and gouache on wove paper

DimensionsImage: 10 7/8 × 16 7/8 in. (27.7 × 42.9 cm)
Sheet: 13 5/8 × 18 1/2 in. (34.6 × 47 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.71.46

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DescriptionThe battle of Buena Vista in the Mexican State of Coahuila, between forces led by Zachary Taylor and Antonio López de Santa Anna, took place on February 22 and 23, 1847. Santa Anna withdrew his troops, leaving the field to the surprised Americans. The outcome helped bolster Taylor’s reputation, helping propel him to the White House in 1849. This lithograph of the battle is part of a suite of twelve views of the Mexican-American War published in 1851 as The War Between the United States and Mexico, with a text by journalist George Wilkins Kendall. These hand-colored lithographs, with their attention to historical accuracy and beauty of composition, are considered the best depictions of the conflict. As narratives of battle, they are notable for their focus on large-scale actions rather than on individual acts of heroism.
Provenance[The Old Print Shop, New York]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1961; given to MFAH, 1971.
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Inscribed below image, center: BATTLE OF BUENA VISTA
Inscribed below image, left: C. Nebel fecit.
Inscribed below image, right: Bayot lith
[Sandweiss, Stewart, & Huseman 1989, no. 38]

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