Ernest Étienne Narjot (December 25, 1826 – August 24, 1898) was an American artist of the 19th century.
The expedition was not a success, but Narjot remained in Sonora where he bought a ranch and married a local woman, Santos Ortiz.
He continued mining, painting and breeding horses in the area but eventually returned to San Francisco with his family in 1865 and set up a studio at 610 Clay Street.
In response, thirty prominent California artists, among them Thomas Hill, Amédée Joullin, William Keith and Arthur Mathews, came to his aid with a benefit sale of their work.
Although his work included landscapes, portraits, church murals and frescos, as well as book illustrations, Narjot is best known for his art depicting experiences and recollections of his life as a forty-niner, such as his 1882 work, Miners: A Moment at Rest (Autry Museum of Western Heritage, Los Angeles).
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