(San Francisco Harbor in 1849)
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Unknown Artist
ca. 1849
This painting is likely based on a drawing by Henry Firks that was widely circulated as a lithograph by A. J. Ibbotson. An early rendering of the burgeoning Gold Rush-era city, it shows the ship Philadelphia on fire in the harbor.
Oil on canvas. H 61.6, W 73.7 cm
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, SAFR 5058