The U. S. Naval Battery During the Bombardment of Vera Cruz on the 24 and 25 of March 1847.

Henry Walke (1808 or 1809-1896)

Date

1848
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Toned lithograph with applied watercolor
Contributors

Drawn on Stone by Gustavus Pfau

Published by Sarony & Major
Dimensions

Image: 15 1/8 x 22 5/8 in.
Sheet: 22 1/2 x 29 3/4 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
u.c.: NAVAL PORTFOLIO N[o]. 8, NAVAL SCINES [sic] IN THE MEXICAN WAR BY H. \ WALKE LIEUT. U.S. NAVY.
l.l.: Painted by H Walke L[t]. U.S.N. Drawn on Stone by Pfau.
l.c.: THE U.S. NAVAL BATTERY DURING THE BOMBARDMENT OF VERA CRUZ ON THE 24 \ AND 25 OF MARCH 1847. \ The Battery was composeed of heavy Guns. From the U.S. \ Squadron under Com[ore]. M.C. Perry, and Commanded by the Officers in the \ following order opposite their respective Guns. \ Published by Sarony & Major \ 117 Fulton St. New York. \ Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1848 by Sarony & Major \ in the Clerks Office of the district court of the Southern of District of \ N.York
l.l. to l.r.: March 24[th]. \ Cap[t]. J.H. Aulick. \ March 25[th]. Cap[t]. J. Mayo. \ Potomac, Gun 32lb[s] \ Com[re]. A.S. Mackenzie. ordinance officer. \ L[t]. J.S. Biddle. \ S[t]. Mary's, Gun 68 lb[s]. L[t]. C.H.A.H. Kennedy. L[t]. C. Steedman. Albany, Gun, 68 lb[s]. L[t]. O.H. Perry. L[t]. S.B. Bissell. \ Mast[r]. Jm. Crossan. \ Mississippi, Gun, 68 lb[s]. \ L[t]. S.S. Lee. \ L[t]. J[r]. De Camp. \ Pot; Baldwin. \ L[t]. J.M. Frailey. \ Rarritan Gun 32 lb[s]. \ L[t]. H. Ingersoll. \ L[t]. R. Semmes.
l.r.: Lith. of Sarony & Major N.York.
l.r. in graphite: 109 - 18 8 of 8
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

1976.33.8
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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