GERMAN SCHOOL, 1877-78. California Street, San Francisco. Celestial Views & Maps Empson was not alone in

Empson was not alone in this endeavor

Jean Louis Prevost (1790-1850) was a successful and widely renowned flower painter

and Piscattaway settlements

17 1/2” x 23 1/4” sheet

of which only one example survives

GERMAN SCHOOL, 1877-78. California Street, San Francisco. Celestial Views & Maps Empson was not alone inGERMAN SCHOOL, 1877 78 California Street, San Francisco Numbered 363 (upper right), and titled December 1877. 563. California street. San Francisco on the detached original mount which accompanies the watercolor Pencil and watercolor on paper 7 1 2 x 9 5 8 sheet This finely rendered watercolor offers a remarkable nineteenth century view of California Street, one of San Franciscos defining thoroughfares during the citys early growth. Executed by a