Object Record
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Metadata
Artist |
Unknown |
Title |
Portrait of Ana Maria (Anita) de la Guerra Robinson |
Object Name |
Painting |
Catalog Number |
2020.7.2 |
Description |
The daughter of Jose de la Guerra y Noriega and Maria Antonia Carrillo. When she reached 14 years of age, "Anita" de la Guerra, wed Jose Maria Alfredo de Robinson (Alfred Robinson). The marriage took place January 24, 1836 in the Mission Santa Barbara, California. The wedding and fiesta were so extraordinary, they were immortalized in Richard Henry Dana Jr.'s classic 1840 book "Two Years Before the Mast. |
Date |
n.d. |
Medium |
Oil |
Material |
Canvas |
Image size |
12" x 9" x 1 1/5" |
Frame size |
13 5/8" x 10 3/4" x 1" |
Credit line |
Gift of Gary and Rene Eckert |