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Chapin, John Reuben, 1823-1894 Engraving titled General Taylor at Buena Vista

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.1273 Author/Creator: Chapin, John Reuben, 1823-1894 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Engraving Date: 1878 Pagination: 1 print : b&w Order a Copy

One engraving titled General Taylor at Buena Vista dated 1878. Scene of Zachary Taylor on a horse overlooking men setting up a cannon. Based on a painting by John Reuben Chapin.

Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850
Chapin, John Reuben, 1823-1894

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