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Fort, Buenos Ayres, Argentina

Courtesy of a private collector | All Rights Reserved

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Date

[1848-1849]

Artist

Robert Elwes (1819-1878)

Collection

Private Collection

Acknowledgements

Digitised by TWW

Description

This is one of a group of watercolours and drawings produced by Robert Elwes recording scenes witnessed on his world tour (1848-1850). These form the basis of printed illustrations for his travelogue 'A Sketcher's Tour Round the World', published 1854.

Image Licence

All Rights Reserved

Image Credit

Courtesy of a private collector

Location

Fuerte de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Country

Tags

Forts
Rivers
Cityscapes

Category

Landscapes & Seascapes

TWW Comment

Was demolished in 1882. Currently, some vestiges of the old fort, hitherto buried but recently unearthed during road works, are still visible in situ for visitors to the Museo de la Casa Rosada.

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