Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
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Title |
General Taylor at Matamoras |
Catalog Number |
1997.29.3 |
Creator |
Kellogg, Edmund B. |
Date |
ca. 1848 |
Material(s) |
Ink/Paper |
Dimensions |
H-14.25 W-9.813 inches |
Description |
This is a hand tinted lithograph of Zachary Taylor, seen full length and standing beside a black horse. In the background is a military camp featuring drilling soldiers and Sibley tents. Taylor wears black cavalry boots that cover kis knees, white breeches, a blue coatee with gold epaulettes, and white gloves. In his right hand he holds a feathered bicorne hat and he leans on the horse, which is facing towards the camp, with his left arm, while looking off to his right. The horse appears to be skittish, and looks to the right with an alarmed expression. The print is surrounded by a black double-lined border. Under the border to the left is typed, "Kellogg's & Thayer,/44 Fulton St, N.Y." To the right under the border is more black text reading, "D. Needham 223 Main St, Buffalo." At the center, also below the vorder, is still more black text reading, "E.B. & E.C. Kellogg 136. Main St. Hartford Conn." Centered at the bottom, in white text outlined in black is the title followed by the location in black: "GENERAL Z. TAYLOR, / at Matamoras." A small black number is centered at the bottom of the page, but has been cut off so only the top half of the number remains. |
Notes |
Taylor, the 12th U.S. president, was born in 1784 and died in 1850. Zachary Taylor commanded American forces in the Mexican War and defeated the Mexican Army at Palo Alto in 1846 and Buena Vista in 1847. On the strength of his military reputation, he was elected president in 1849 on the Whig Ticket. He died of typhus fever in 1850. Edmund and Elijah Kellogg operated a publishing house ion Hartford CT. An 1849 newspaper reported that the Kellogg presses "run off daily from 3,000 to 4,000 copies of various popular prints." |
Collection |
Martin F. Schmidt Collection |
People |
Kellogg, Edmund B. Kellogg, Elijah C. Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850 |
Subjects |
Taylor, Zachary The Mexican War Drills, Military Military camps Military exercises Military leadership Military officers Military training War War posters Generals Posters Printers Prints Lithographs Horses |
Search Terms |
Print Printers Prints Horses Military Military officers Military uniforms |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |