Title:
[View taken near Monterey, California]
Creator/Contributor:
Beechey, Richard Brydges (1808-1895), British, artist (artist)
Date:
[1826-1827]
Identifier:
BANC PIC 1963.002:1306--FR
Format:
painting on paper: watercolor and pencil
28.2 x 43.7 cm., visible image
Content/Description:
Landscape with three recumbent cows, two women, and horse and rider. Several figures in background. View of buildings, inlet,
and bay with sailing ships in distance.
Notes/Inscriptions:
Handwritten title (LC): View taken near Monterrey [sic]. Signature (LL): Drawn by Rich[ar]d Beechey Mid.[?]. Handwritten (LR):
H.M.S. Blossom. Date from label (on verso).
Subjects:
California, Northern;
Cattle;
Monterey Bay Region (Calif.);
Settlements;
Voyages to the Pacific
Genre/Format:
Landscapes;
Paintings;
Travel sketches;
Watercolors