Title:
Church and convent de la Merced, Valparaiso 1849 [Chile]
Creator/Contributor:
Gibson, G. [George?] (active ca. 1849-ca. 1853), British, artist (attributed to) (artist)
Date:
1849
Identifier:
BANC PIC 1963.002:0690--A
Format:
painting on paper: watercolor
14.5 x 19.8 cm.
Content/Description:
Church and convent façade with date (of establishment?), 1776, above door flanked by two medallions with coats of arms. One
story building with shuttered windows, tile roof, and pyramidal spire above short tower of entrance. Figure of padre in black
vestments on street; broad green mountains in distance.
Notes/Inscriptions:
Handwritten title (on verso). Handwritten (on verso) (modern): by G. Gibson.
Subjects:
Chile;
Churches;
Dwellings;
Settlements;
South America
Genre/Format:
Cityscapes;
Travel sketches;
Watercolors