Title:
Joaquin Murieta
Creator/Contributor:
Nahl, Charles Christian (1818-1878), German, artist (artist)
Date:
1859
Identifier:
BANC PIC 1963.002:1321--FR
Format:
painting on paper: watercolor and ink
22 x 16.7 cm., dome top
Content/Description:
Mexican bandit Murieta rides raging horse on steep mountain trail while brandishing knife in right hand; elaborate saddle
and stirrups. Depiction reflects popular fascination with legendary horse bandit.
Notes/Inscriptions:
Title based on printed label (on mount): Joaquin Murieta/an original drawing by Charles Nahl, San Francisco, 1859.
Subjects:
Criminals;
Horses;
Mexicans
Genre/Format:
Portraits;
Watercolors