Col. Joaquin Goyena

Goyena family, Col. Joaquin Goyena, before 1834, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Teodoro Vidal Collection, 1996.91.15
Goyena family, Col. Joaquin Goyena, before 1834, watercolor on ivory, sight 3 1⁄4 x 2 5⁄8 in. (8.3 x 6.7 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Teodoro Vidal Collection, 1996.91.15
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Artwork Details

Title
Col. Joaquin Goyena
Artist
Goyena family
Date
before 1834
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 3 1⁄4 x 2 5⁄8 in. (8.3 x 6.7 cm) oval
Credit Line
Teodoro Vidal Collection
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Occupation — military — colonel
  • Portrait male — Goyena, Joaquin — waist length
Object Number
1996.91.15
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1996.91.15

Artwork Description

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.

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