Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro Havana Cuba
by Peter Ogden
Title
Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro Havana Cuba
Artist
Peter Ogden
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
This is a restored reproduction of Morro Castle at Havana, Cuba, 1851, oil on canvas by British American listed painter John Wilson Carmichael, 1800-1868.
Morro Castle, named after the three biblical Magi, is a fortress guarding the entrance to the Havana harbor. The design is by the Italian engineer Battista Antonelli. Originally under the control of Spain, the fortress was captured by the British in 1762, returned to Spain under the Treaty of Paris a year later. The Morro Castle was the main defense in the Havana harbor until La CabaƱa was completed 1774.
James John Wilson Carmichael, also known as John Carmichael was a British marine painter.
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March 17th, 2019
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