Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
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Title |
Battle of Buena Vista |
Catalog Number |
1964.52 |
Creator |
Currier, Nathaniel |
Date |
1847 |
Material(s) |
Paper/Ink |
Dimensions |
H-10 W-14 inches |
Description |
This is a Nathaniel Currier print of the Battle of Buena Vista. The central image depicts the United States Army and the Mexican Army facing each other in battle. The flags of each country are above their troops. The foreground has several injured or deceased soldiers lying on the ground with a broken cannoncarriage and a drum with a broken drum head. The print has been colored with a watercolor wash. The print has the following makers marks: lower left margin- "LITH & PUB. BY N. CURRIER"; center bottom margin- "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1847 by N. Currier in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the Southern District of N.Y."; lower right margin-"152 Nassau St., Cor. of Spruce, N.Y." Beneath that are the following inscriptions: Right: "American Army 4,500 men./ Mexican Army 20,000 men."; Center: "BATTLE OF BUENA VISTA./ FOUGHT FEBY 23r 1847./ In which the American Army under Genl. Taylor were completely Victorius."; Right: "American Loss- 264 Killed/ 450 Wounded/ 26 Missing/ Mexican Loss estimated in Killed/ & Wounded- 4,000 men." |
Notes |
Artist Nathaniel Currier (1813-1888) based his lithograph on a painting by John Cameron. Currier found early success in New York publishing inexpensive prints of current events. Buena Vista was fought February 22-23, 1847 between American troops led by Zachary Taylor and Mexican forces led by Antonio López de Santa Anna. The American victory helped propel Taylor to the presidency in 1849. Notable Kentuckians killed at the battle included Lt. Colonel Henry Clay, Jr. and Colonel William McKee. |
Collection |
Mattie Simmon Hughes Collection |
People |
Currier, Nathaniel Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850 |
Subjects |
War Battles Armies Prints Lithographs |
Search Terms |
Battle of Buena Vista Mexican War Mexican War, 1846-1848 Mexican-American War |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |