1 Founded in 1873, it was originally called the North West Mounted Rifles, but the reaction of the United States to the idea of an armed force patrolling the border caused the name to be changed to the North West Mounted Police. 2  As the only authority in the region, the force assumed a wide variety of duties.
Peruvian art has its origin in the Andean civilizations. These civilizations rose in the territory of modern Peru before the arrival of the Spanish.he first center of art established by the Spanish was the Cuzco School that taught Quechua artists European painting styles. Diego Quispe Tito (1611-1681) was one of the first members of the Cuzco school and Marcos Zapata (1710-1773) was one of the last.
The John Pike watercolor palette is made of heavy-duty injection molded styrene, it has 20 side wells and a large flat mixing area. There are numerous John Pike painting books and videos available. The inside of the snap-on cover is an additional palette. The palette is 15â³ x 10 1/2â³ x 5/8â³.