Vista general de Guanajuato. Original oil on canvas painting by Carl Nebel, original size 66??48.9 cm.
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Vista general de Guanajuato. Original oil on canvas painting by Carl Nebel, original size 66??48.9 cm.
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Carl Nebel Carl/Carlos Nebel (March 18, 1805 - June 4, 1855) was a German engineer, architect and draughtsman, best known for his detailed paintings of the Mexican landscape and people and of the battles of the Mexican-American War.
Nebel was born at Altona, today a part of Hamburg. After studies in Hamburg and Paris, he travelled to America, where he was a resident of Mexico from 1829 until 1834. In 1836, he published in Paris his renowned illustrated work on that country-Voyage pittoresque et archeologique dans la partie la plus interessante du Mexique, with 50 lithographs made from his paintings, twenty of which were hand-colorized, and an introduction written by Alexander Humboldt. Vista general de Guanajuato 66x48.9 cm.
Date 1829 - 1834
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