Sam Houston at San Jacinto

Oil on canvas
72 × 38 in (182.9 × 96.5 cm)

The Battle of San Jacinto, one of the most pivotal engagements in Western history. Outnumbered and advancing undetected through knee-high grass, Houston’s forces launched a surprise attack that ended the conflict in under twenty minutes. Turner’s composition holds the tension, the resolve, and the tactical brilliance of the moment, and it rests on his own battlefield research.