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Captain of the Royal Navy. Served on the H.M.S. Blossom which came to California (San Francisco and Monterey) in 1826-1827. Sketched with fellow officer Richard Beechey. Content/DescriptionLandscape with couple in foreground, buildings left and center, and masted ships in the bay at right, one of which is purported to be the H.M.S. Blossom on which Smyth served under Captain Frederick William Beechy. Smyth often sketched with fellow officer Richard Beechey during their voyage to the Pacific 1825-1828.
Type
image
Format
1 painting on paper : watercolor ; visible image 22.8 x 35.6 cm.
Cities and towns Landscapes (Representations)--California--Monterey Blossom (ship)--Pictorial works Voyages to the Pacific coast--Pictorial works Monterey (Calif.)--Pictorial works
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