Emeric Essex Vidal
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File:Paolistas, Soldiers of the East Bank of the Plata - Emeric Essex Vidal - Picturesque illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video (1820).JPG
Paolistas, Soldiers of the East Bank of the Plata
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| Born | 29 March 1791 Brentford, United Kingdom |
| Died | 7 May 1861 Brighton, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | painter writer |
| Profession | Marine |
Emeric Essex Vidal (1791–1861) was an English marine, and amateur painter of Buenos Aires and Montevideo.[1] His most important works include Cabildo de Buenos Aires, La lglesia de Santo Domingo, Matadero sur, and El Fuerte y la playa baja (his first watercolor).[2]
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Biography
Emeric Essex Vidal was born in Brentford, Middlesex, England, the son of a family of Marines. He enlisted in the Royal Navy in 1816, and arrived at Rio de la Plata in September the same year, aboard the British schooner "Hyacinth".[3] Remained in the city until 1818, a year before the Plaza de Toros was closed.[4] Vidal made a second trip to the Argentina, settling in the country between 1826 and 1829.[5] His works were published in London in 1820 under the title Picturesque illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Montevideo.[6]
Gallery
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El Cabildo por Emerix Vidal.jpg
El Cabildo
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Church of San Domingo - Emeric Essex Vidal - Picturesque illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video (1820).jpg
Church of San Domingo
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Guachos (Rustics) of Tucuman - Emeric Essex Vidal - Picturesque illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video (1820).jpg
Guachos (Rustics) of Tucuman
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General view of Buenos Ayres from the Plaza de Toros - Emeric Essex Vidal - Picturesque illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video (1820).jpg
General view of Buenos Ayres from the Plaza de Toros
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Vista de la Recova.jpg
Vista de la Recova
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Water Cart - Emeric Essex Vidal - Picturesque illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video (1820).JPG
Water Cart
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Fuerte de Buenos Aires, rivera norte.jpg
Fuerte de Buenos Aires, rivera norte
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Milk Boys - Emeric Essex Vidal - Picturesque illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video (1820).JPG
Milk Boys
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Traveling Post (desplegables) - Emeric Essex Vidal - Picturesque illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video (1820).JPG
Traveling Post (desplegables)
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Convoy of Wine Mules - Emeric Essex Vidal - Picturesque illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video (1820).JPG
Convoy of Wine Mules
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Travelling Waggon in a Pontano (Morass) - Emeric Essex Vidal - Picturesque illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video (1820).JPG
Travelling Waggon in a Pontano (Morass)
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Balling Ostriches - Emeric Essex Vidal - Picturesque illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video (1820).JPG
Balling Ostriches
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Landing Place (detail) - Emeric Essex Vidal - Picturesque illustrations of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video (1820).jpg
Landing Place
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