Title:
The Presidio and Pueblo of Monterey, Upper California
Creator/Contributor:
Smyth, William, 1800-1827, artist
Abstract:
Content/DescriptionLandscape with three men in the foreground; buildings of the Presido and Pueblo at center. Painted during
a voyage to the Pacific (1825-1828) on the H.M.S. Blossom under Captain Frederick William Beechy.
Date:
1827
Subject:
Blossom (ship) -- Pictorial works
Voyages to the Pacific coast -- Pictorial works
Monterey (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Presidio of Monterey (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Note:
Captain of the Royal Navy. Served on the H.M.S. Blossom which came to California (San Francisco and Monterey) in 1826-1827.
Sketched with fellow officer Richard Beechey.
Type:
Watercolors
Landscapes
Physical Description:
1 painting: watercolor on paper ; visible image 20.3 x 31.6 cm.
Handwritten signature and date (LR): W. Smyth / 1827. Handwritten title (LR): The Presidio and Pueblo of Monterrey [sic],
Upper California.
Local Call Number:
BANC PIC 1953.004--FR
Filename:
brk00001104_20a.tif
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