A color print of a White man in a blue military uniform, holding a sword, riding a horse that is charging into battle.

The Brilliant Charge of Capt. May.

Unknown

Date

1846
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Lithograph with applied watercolor
Contributors

Printed by Nathaniel Currier

Published by Nathaniel Currier
Dimensions

Image: 8 5/8 x 12 3/4 in.
Sheet: 10 9/16 x 14 3/8 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.l.: LITH. & PUB. BY N. CURRIER,
l.c.: Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1846 by N. Currier, in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the Southern District of N.Y. \ THE BRILLIANT CHARGE OF CAPT. MAY. \ At the Battle of RESACA DE LA PALMA (PALM RAVINE) of May 1846 in which gallant exploit he captured the whole of the enemys cannon and took Gen. [1]; LA VEGA prisoner of war. \ 434.
l.r.: 33 SPRUCE ST. N.Y.
Credit Line

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

1983.163
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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