Creators:

Choris, Ludwig (1795-1828) , Russian , artist

Physical facet:

painting on paper: watercolor and pencil

Dimensions:

17.7 x 29.4 cm.

Other descriptive data:

Group of Indians holding spears and wearing native dress dance in front of large gathering in yard before Mission Dolores; church façade and other buildings in background.

Handwritten title (LC, on mount): Danse des Californiens. Date based on Otto von Kotzebue Expedition visit to California in 1816. Inscriptions in French.

Subjects:

Buildings;
California, Northern;
Churches;
Expeditions & surveys;
Indians of North America;
Missions;
San Francisco (Calif.);
Voyages to the Pacific
Paintings;
Travel sketches;
Watercolors

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