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Led by Texas General Sam Houston, the victory at the Battle of San Jacinto concluded the Texas Revolution. This oil-on-canvas work, The Surrender of Santa Anna, by artist William Henry Huddle, depicts the morning after—April 22, 1836.
"Surrender of Santa Anna," by William Henry Huddle In the popular imagination, the story of the 13 day siege of the Alamo quickly assumed mythic status. Newspapers and later chroniclers readily embellished the tale to include Travis’s line in the sand, Crockett’s heroic death swinging “Old Betsy,” and a dying Bowie taking a few Mexican ...
30 de nov. de 2022 · His painting of Hood's Texas Brigade at the battle of the Wilderness was destroyed in the 1881 Capitol fire. Huddle married Nannie Zenobia Carver (see HUDDLE, NANNIE) in Austin in 1889. He died of a stroke in Austin on March 23, 1892, and was buried there in Oakwood Cemetery.
A photograph of perhaps the most famous painting of the Texas Revolution, William Huddle’s untutored but nevertheless captivating depiction of General Santa Anna’s surrender and what some might call the spiritual founding of the Republic of Texas.
Although the Battle of the Alamo gained the most attention in the ensuing Texas Revolution, it was the action on the banks of the San Jacinto that decided the destiny of North America. Painting of Sam Houston by William Henry Huddle, 1886.
Content: Printed on border: "On the day following the battle the Mexican general was captured in the uniform of a private soldier and was brought before General Sam Houston, who had been wounded in the engagement. 'I am General Lopez de Santa Anna,' he exclaimed, 'a prisoner of war at your disposal.
The canvas "Surrender of Santa Anna" was completed by William Henry Huddle half a century after the Battle of San Jacinto. It is reported that Huddle used photographs of the men depicted in the painting.
