Artist:

Goyena family, active Puerto Rico 1810-1850s  Search this

Sitter:

Joaquin Goyena  Search this

Medium:

watercolor on ivory

Dimensions:

sight 3 1/4 x 2 5/8 in. (8.3 x 6.7 cm) oval

Type:

Painting-Miniature

Date:

before 1834

Luce Center Label:

Colonel Joaquin Goyena (1765-1834) was the father of the Goyena brothers, three of whom were miniaturists. Colonel Goyena was the mayor, or alcalde, of Caguas, Puerto Rico, in 1831, and the mayor of Bayamon, Puerto Rico, the following year.

Topic:

Occupation\military\colonel  Search this

Portrait male\waist length  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Teodoro Vidal Collection

Object number:

1996.91.15

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:

Painting and Sculpture

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7612c773e-610b-47cc-aa8a-6e3f1cd6123d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1996.91.15