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Birth
1798 (Barcelona, Spain)
Death
1850 (Monterey, California)
Lived/Active
California
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sculpture-religious figure, mural
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| Esteban Munras was in California in the early 19th century at the Mission San Miguel where he painted religious themes on murals with the assistance of the Salinian Indians.
He was a dealer in hides and tallow, the products of his rancho.
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his great-granddaughter Engracia Munras Dougherty
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These Notes from AskART represent the beginning of a possible future biography for this artist. Please click here if you wish to help in its development:
| | Born in Barcelona, Spain in 1798. A gentleman of property and a former Spanish diplomat, Munras painted the murals in the San Miguel Mission in 1820 or 1821. Munras Avenue in Monterey is named for him. He died at his Monterey home in 1850. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Ferdinand Perret Files; California State Library (Sacramento); Pacific Monthly, Aug. 1863. | | Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here. |
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