The U. S. Steam Frigate Mississippi, Comre. M. C. Perry.

Henry Walke (1808 or 1809-1896)

Date

1847
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Toned lithograph with applied watercolor
Contributors

Published by Sarony & Major
Dimensions

Image: 15 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.
Sheet: 22 3/8 x 29 7/8 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
u.c.: NAVAL PORTFOLIO N[o]. 1 \ NAVAL SCENES IN THE MEXICAN WAR BY H. WALKE \ LIEUT. U.S. NAVY.
l.l.: Lith of Sarony & Major
l.c.: Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1847 by Sarony & Major in the Clerk office of the district Court of the Southern district of New York. \ THE U.S. STEAM FRIGATE MISSISSIPPI, COM[RE]. M.C.PERRY. \ Going out to the relief of the American Steamer Hunter a French Bark (her prize) and an American Pilot Boat wrecked on Green Island reef near Vera Cruize March 21[st]. 1847. \ Published by Sarony & Major 117 Fulton St. New York.
l.c. in graphite: 1 of 8 109-AG0N-18
l.r.: Executed by H. Walke L[t]. U.S.N.
Credit Line

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

1976.33.1
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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