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Anonymous (Mexican 19th Century)

Portrait of Hernán Cortés

Details

Anonymous (Mexican 19th Century)
Portrait of Hernán Cortés
oil on canvas
77 x 44¼ in. (196 x 112 cm.)

Provenance

Caleb Jones, 1856, Philadelphia.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Lot Essay

This 19th century painting is based on an anonymous 16th century portrait of Hernán Cortés (Hospital de Jesús, Mexico City).

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