Molino del Rey—Attack upon the Molino
Medium
hand-colored lithograph on wove paper
Dimensions
image: 27.62 × 42.7 cm (10 7/8 × 16 13/16 in.) sheet: 43.5 × 58.26 cm (17 1/8 × 22 15/16 in.)
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection
Accession Number
2015.19.3616.8
Art Historical Context
Behold the dramatic hand-colored lithograph *Molino del Rey—Attack upon the Molino* (1851), created by French lithographer Adolphe-Jean-Baptiste Bayot after an original composition by German artist Carl Nebel. Measuring about 28 × 43 cm in its image area, this vivid print captures a pivotal moment in the Mexican-American War, depicting U.S. forces storming the fortified mill at Molino del Rey, just outside Mexico City. Printed on wove paper as part of a commemorative portfolio, the work draws from Nebel's on-the-scene sketches, published in his 1851 illustrated volume *The War Between the Uni...