Adolphe Jean Baptiste Bayot
Battle of Buena Vista

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • 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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Bayou Bend
Object Type
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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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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