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Creator Role
artist engraver publisher
Description
The steel engraving features an image of General Taylor mounted on horseback along with four other military officers (three on horseback). The group looks over a hillside at other soldiers in the distance. The image is engraved in black ink on white paper.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
ca. 1858
Measurement
8 1/4 X 11 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
steel engraving with ink on paper
Inscription
recto, below image: GENERAL TAYLOR AT MONTEREY. / From the original picture, in the possession of the Publishers. / Johnson, Fry & Co. Publishers, N.Y. / Entered according to act of Congress AD 1858, by Johnson, Fry & Co. in the clerk's office of the district court of the southern district of N.Y.
Subjects
Mexican War, 1846-1848; Monterrey, Battle of, Monterrey, Mexico, 1846; Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850
Work Type
engraving
Class
prints
Preferred Citation
[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
ID
66
Digital ID
FVW_00066
Current Location
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)
Repository
Mississippi State University Libraries.
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.