Title:
[Valley of the Yosemite at source of middle fork of Merced River, California]
Creator/Contributor:
Ayres, Thomas A. (1816-1858), American, artist (artist)
Date:
1855
Identifier:
BANC PIC 1963.002:1325--C
Format:
drawing on sandpaper: chalk and charcoal
34.7 x 53.3 cm.
Content/Description:
View from Inspiration Point on Mariposa Trail looking east down valley; El Capitan at left; Bridal Veil Fall and Cathedral
Spires at right; Half Dome in distance. Figures on horseback and pack horse in foreground.
Notes/Inscriptions:
Handwritten title (on verso). Signature and date (LL): Tho[ma]s A. Ayres, 1855. Note from inventory sheet: Reproduced July
1856, volume 1:1, Hutchings' California Magazine. See 1963.002:0399--D.
Subjects:
California, Northern;
Mountains;
Nature;
Yosemite Valley (Calif.)
Genre/Format:
Drawings;
Landscapes