Identifier:

BANC PIC 1963.002:1314--FR

Dates:

[1816]

Creators:

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

Physical facet:

painting on paper: watercolor and pencil

Dimensions:

26.7 x 45.7 cm.

Other descriptive data:

Presidio buildings in left middleground surrounded by slopping landscape, with San Francisco Bay at right. Horsemen and grazing animals on slopes in foreground.

Handwritten title (LC, on mount): Presidio de St. Francisco. Date based on Otto von Kotzebue Expedition visit to California in 1816. Inscriptions in Spanish.

Subjects:

California, Northern;
Expeditions & surveys;
Military facilities;
San Francisco (Calif.);
Voyages to the Pacific
Landscapes;
Paintings;
Travel sketches;
Watercolors

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