Engraving

Title:

Zachary Taylor

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

2010.501.1015

Creator:

Chappel, Alonzo (1828-1887); Johnson, Fry & Co. Publishers

Place of Origin:

New York City, NY

Date:

1863

Description:

Engraving. Portrait of Zachary Taylor (1784-1850). Engraved by Alonzo Chappel (1828-1887). Published by Johnson, Fry & Company Publishers, New York. From Evert A. Duyckinck, National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans: Including Orators, Statesmen, Naval and Military Heroes, Jurists, Authors, Etc... Vol. II. (New York: Johnson, Fry & Company, 1862). facing page 231. Full length portrait of a man with gray hair sitting on a chair, hint of a white collar covered by a buttoned officers jacket, sword hanging at his side, hat in hand, black tie, black boots, facing slightly left; background includes many tents, two soldiers stand talking in the distance, an artillery piece is close to the man's chair, and what appears to be a journal lays on the ground beside him. "Painted by Alonzo Chappel"; "Zachary Taylor" facsimile of signature, printed below portrait. "At the Period of his Commanding in Mexico", "From the original Picture in the possession of the Publishers", "Johnson, Fry & Co. Publishers, New York", "Entered according to act of Congress AD 1863 by Johnson, Fry & Co. in the clerks office of the district court of the southern district of New York" all printed below that.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-10.8 W-8.1 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Taylor, Zachary (1784-1850), Chappel, Alonzo (1828-1887)

Subjects:

Mexican-American War, Military leadership, Politics & government, Politicians