Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Museum and the Online Archive of California
Creator Name:
Beechey, Richard Brydges (1808-1895), British, artist
Creator Role:
artist
Title:
[View taken near Monterey, California]
Date:
[1826-1827]
Materials:
painting on paper: watercolor and pencil
Dimensions:
28.2 x 43.7 cm., visible image
Current Location:
Bancroft Library.
Address:
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Object ID:
BANC PIC 1963.002:1306--FR
Subject:
- California, Northern
- Cattle
- Monterey Bay Region (Calif.)
- Settlements
- Voyages to the Pacific
- Landscapes
- Paintings
- Travel sketches
- Watercolors
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Content/Description:
Notes:
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.
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Notes/Inscriptions:
Notes:
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).
Collection Description:
METS ID:
ark:/13030/tf809nb8f v

[View taken near Monterey, California]