The painting of the Alamo by artist Theodore Gentilz, a French immigrant, is considered the most accurate image of the mission and presidio complex ever rendered. Gentilz interviewed eye-witnesses and had access to the Alamo ruins before they were rebuilt by the U.S. Army in 1850. Credit: Courtesy / Texas State Library and Archives
The painting of the Alamo by artist Theodore Gentilz, a French immigrant, is considered the most accurate image of the mission and presidio complex ever rendered. Gentilz interviewed eye-witnesses and had access to the Alamo ruins before they were rebuilt by the US Army in 1850.