Early California: pre-1769–1840s: Missions
Click image to zoom in.Or view larger version. Mission Dolores. ca. 1850s. J. W. Ward. Watercolor on paper. Collection of Oakland Museum of California. Gift of Estate of Marjorie Eaton.
This is a watercolor painting of the Mission Dolores in San Francisco, California. Mission San Francisco de Asís was founded June 29, 1776, under the direction of Father Junipero Serra and is both the oldest original intact Mission in California and the oldest building in San Francisco. Today, the Mission Dolores Parish comprises both the Basilica and the Old Mission.