Artwork Details
- Title
- Don Jose Gutierrez del Arroyo y Delgado
- Artist
- Unidentified (Puerto Rican)
- Date
- before 1852
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 3 1⁄2 x 2 7⁄8 in. (8.9 x 7.3 cm)
- Credit Line
- Teodoro Vidal Collection
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- watercolor on ivory
- Keywords
- Dress — accessory — jewelry
- Portrait male — Arroyo y Delgado, Jose Guitierrez del, Don — elderly
- Portrait male — Arroyo y Delgado, Jose Guitierrez del, Don — waist length
- Object — written matter — book
- Object Number
- 1997.79.1
Artwork Description
Painted flowers frame this portrait of Don José Gutiérrez del Arroyo y Delgado. Born in 1757, Don José became the dean of the San Juan Cathedral and Knight Commander of the American Royal Order of Queen Isabella I of Spain. A blue and green curtain pulled to one side reveals the distinguished gentleman seated in an expensive chair. Don José's robe, skull cap, and jewels describe his position, while the books testify to his learning and personal wealth.