"It depicts the 1836 battle of San Jacinto , the decisive battle of the battle of Texas Revolution . It was painted in 1901 by H.A. McArdle (1836 - 1908), five years after he painted a large mural of that scene that still hangs in the State Senate chamber of the Texas Capitol building ," said Atlee Phillips of Heritage . According to a family story , McAdle was paid by a person who commissioned the smaller painting and so the painting was bought to West Virginia when the family moved there in 1901 . His descendants recently discovered it in the attic of the family's home in Weston , West Virginia . The five-by-seven oil painting was dusty but generally in good in good condition . McAdle descendants had no idea they had something of so much value in their home . "I vaguely remember seeing the painting but never in the light of day in all the years I lived in that house ," said Bland Buell , McAdle's great-granddaughter .
"This is a stunning find of a work by one of the most important painters of scenes and individuals from Texas history," said Sam Ratliffe , Head of the Bywaters Special Collections at Southern Methodist University's Hamon Arts Library.
My take :A lot of valuable things are being found iin the attics lately....well folks I am now headed for the attic.
Kicking back keeping it real and having fun.
