Artist William
Henry Huddle painted the scene of the morning of April 22, 1836, the day after
Texas' victory over Mexico at the Battle of San Jacinto. Mexican General Antonio
López de Santa Anna, in the uniform of a private soldier, was brought before
Texas General Sam Houston as a prisoner of war. Houston, wounded in the battle,
rested on a pallet under the oak tree while arranging an armistice with Santa
Anna. To the right, seated on a log, was Erastus (Deaf) Smith, famous Texas
scout; the captured Mexican battle flags were leaning nearby against the tree.
To the left and rear of Houston was his Secretary of War, Thomas Jefferson Rusk,
who was standing next to Colonel Mirabeau B. Lamar. Over thirty other historical
figures were depicted in this painting. It has been on display in the first
floor south wing of the Capitol since February 1891.
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