Caballero de la familia Goyena (Gentleman of the Goyena Family)

Joaquin Jose Goyena y O'Daly, Caballero de la familia Goyena (Gentleman of the Goyena Family), ca. 1835-1843, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Teodoro Vidal Collection, 1996.91.13
Copied Joaquin Jose Goyena y O'Daly, Caballero de la familia Goyena (Gentleman of the Goyena Family), ca. 1835-1843, watercolor on ivory, 2 782 38 in. (7.36.1 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Teodoro Vidal Collection, 1996.91.13
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Artwork Details

Title
Caballero de la familia Goyena (Gentleman of the Goyena Family)
Date
ca. 1835-1843
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
2 782 38 in. (7.36.1 cm) oval
Credit Line
Teodoro Vidal Collection
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Keywords
  • Portrait male — Goyena — waist length
Object Number
1996.91.13

Artwork Description

This dashing young man wears a fashionable pin in his shirt, and is seated on a fancy chair with a painted or inlaid design. The piece is inscribed "J J Goyena Pinx"---"pinx," short for pinxit, means "painted" in Latin, and is often found on older European paintings.