Retrato de caballero

José Campeche y Jordán, Retrato de caballero, ca. 1805-1809, oil on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Teodoro Vidal Collection, 1996.91.3
Copied José Campeche y Jordán, Retrato de caballero, ca. 1805-1809, oil on wood, 8 3⁄4 x 6 1⁄4 in. (22.3 x 15.9 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Teodoro Vidal Collection, 1996.91.3
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Artwork Details

Title
Retrato de caballero
Artist
Date
ca. 1805-1809
Location
Dimensions
8 3⁄4 x 6 1⁄4 in. (22.3 x 15.9 cm.)
Credit Line
Teodoro Vidal Collection
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on wood
Classifications
Keywords
  • Portrait male — unidentified — waist length
Object Number
1996.91.3
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1996.91.3

Artwork Description

José Campeche's paintings usually have a highly finished, almost glassy surface, but this portrait retains the visible brushstrokes used to model the sitters features. Despite his African ancestry, Campeche did not often paint African subjects. Most of his sitters, including this horseman, were fair-skinned Europeans. (Andrew Connors, José Campeche's San Juan Nepomuceno, American Art, Summer 1997)