Le General Zachary Taylor.

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• PUBLISHER: Published by Goupil, Vibert & Co., Paris & New York.

• MEDIUM: Two stone lithograph.

  DATE: Undated, c.1855.

• EDITION SIZE: 11 3/8 x 9" (290 x 230 mm) plus title and margins.

• DESCRIPTION: Zachary Taylor, (1784-1850), affectionately known as “Old Rough and Ready”, was the 12th President of the United States. A career officer, Taylor never voted but was elected President over the Democratic candidate Lewis Cass. Due to his untimely death he served less than 500 day in the White House. Although the conflict was to prove inevitable, Taylor’s dedication to preserving the Union helped stay the onset of the Civil War at a time of deep political unrest. Taylor embarked on his military career in 1808, playing an active role in the War of 1812. He was crucial in the Black Hawk War and the Seminole War, all the while holding garrison commands on the frontier or in the capitol. His victory over the Seminoles at Lake Okeechobee in 1837 earned him a promotion to brigadier general. He held a succession of commands in the Southwest, and in 1846 established a base on the Rio Grande, in anticipation of the war with Mexico. Disregarding Polk’s orders, he defeated Santa Anna at Buena Vista effectively ending the war in the northern provinces. It was this victory at Buena Vista that elevated Taylor to the presidency, and garnered the attention and admiration of the nation.

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• CONDITION: Good condition Uncolored save for tan tint stone.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Portraits , Presidents