Austin Phillips
The Hero Who Dares, Is The Hero Who Wins

The Hero Who Dares, Is The Hero Who Wins

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The Hero Who Dares, Is The Hero Who Wins
LithographerNew York, active 1846–1857
PublisherNew York, founded 1847
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Hero Who Dares, Is The Hero Who Wins
Date1850
Printed inNew York , New York, United States
MediumLithograph in colors on wove paper
DimensionsImage: 13 x 10 3/8 in. (33 x 26.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. Alan M. Craft
Object numberB.2006.15
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionZachary Taylor won great fame and popularity for his military exploits in the Mexican-American War of 1846 to 1848. As this music attests, his hold on the public imagination continued into his brief presidency.
Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto, Page 1: Inscribed in printed ink, above plate, center top edge: THE HERO WHO DARES, IS THE HERO WHO WINS. / SUNG AT THE GRAND / COMPLIMENTARY BALL
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, in plate, center: Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1850 by William Hall & Son in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York.
Recto: Inscribed in printed cream ink, in plate, lower center: GIVEN IN HONOR OF MAJOR GENL. ZACHARY TAYLOR,
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below plate, left: LITH OF SARONY, NY
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below plate, center: on the 5th. February 1850. / WORDS BY / CHARLES D. STEWART ESQR. / MUSIC BY / AUSTIN PHILLIPS. / NEW YORK, PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM HALL & SON, 239 BROADWAY."
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below plate, right: 23, CTS NETT
Recto, Page 2: Inscribed in printed ink, above plate, center: THE HERO WHO DARES IS THE HERO WHO WINS. / Words by C.D. Stuart._________________ Music by Austin Phillips."

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