Title:
Bay of Monterey, Upper California
Creator/Contributor:
Smyth, William, 1800-1827, artist
Abstract:
Content/DescriptionLandscape with couple in foreground, buildings left and center, and masted ships in the bay at right, one
of which is purported to be the H.M.S. Blossom on which Smyth served under Captain Frederick William Beechy. Smyth often sketched
with fellow officer Richard Beechey during their voyage to the Pacific 1825-1828.
Date:
1827
Subject:
Cities and towns
Landscapes (Representations) -- California -- Monterey
Blossom (ship) -- Pictorial works
Voyages to the Pacific coast -- Pictorial works
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
Physical Description:
1 painting on paper : watercolor ; visible image 22.8 x 35.6 cm.
Handwritten signature and date (LL): W. Smyth / 1827. Handwritten title (LR).
Local Call Number:
BANC PIC 1953.003--FR
Filename:
brk00001103_20a.tif
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