Smithsonian American Art Museum
Caballero con lentes de la familia Canals
Unidentified (Puerto Rican) · ca. 1840-1855
The gentleman in this miniature wears deep-blue lenses, suggesting that he was either light sensitive or entirely blind. The skill with which the portrait was painted suggests the artist trained in Europe, then traveled to paint in the Caribbean communities.
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