Edouart, Alexander, 1818-1892.

Alexander Edouart, artist and photographer, was born in London in 1818 and came to San Francisco in 1852; he later opened an art studio on Montgomery Street. In 1858 Edouart accompanied a hunting party throughout northern California; while on the trip, Edouart made several sketches, some of which he later used as the basis for his paintings. Edouart died in Los Angeles in 1892.

From the description of Sketchbooks of Alexander Edouart, 1858. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 228735817