Mexican News

1851

Alfred Jones

Associated Names
Alfred Jones
Artist, American, born England, 1819 - 1900
J. Dalton
Printer, American, active mid-19th century
American Art-Union
Publisher, est. 1838 - closed 1852
Richard Caton Woodville
Artist After, American, 1825 - 1855
The image shows a group of men on the porch of a building labeled "American Hotel." Most are in full-body view, some seated and others standing. A man is standing and reading from a large sheet, surrounded by others. The man reading has shoulder-length hair and wears a formal coat and a tall top hat. The men around him are dressed in 19th-century attire, including long coats, waistcoats, and top hats. Some men are smoking pipes. On the far right, a boy in tattered clothing holds a cup, standing next to a seated man with a bottle. The background features the hotel's wooden exterior, a barrel, plants, and a "Post Office" sign near the doorway. The scene is set during the daytime.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William Woodville, VIII, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1996; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2013

  • New Eyes on America: The Genius of Richard Caton Woodville, Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland; Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2013, pp. 128-129, no. 18b

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: R.C.W. 1848

text at bottom in plate:
Painted by R. C. Woodville / Engraved by Alfred Jones / Printed by J. Dalton. / Mexican News. / Engraved from the Original Picture / American Art-Union. 1851. / Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1852 by the American Art Union in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York.

Wikidata ID

Q77015269

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