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Gobernador Ramon de Castro, (painting). Artist:  Campeche, Jose, 1751-1809, painter. Title:  Gobernador Ramon de Castro, (painting). Other Titles:  Governor Ramon de Castro, (painting). Dates:  1800. Medium:  Oil on canvas. Dimensions:  92 1/8 x 65 1/2 in. (233.7 x 163.8 cm.). Inscription:  (On column:) DE FORTI DULCEDO (Below: illegible) Description:  Full-length portrait of Ramon de Castro, Spanish governor of Puerto Rico, standing in a room in the Castle of San Cristobal and pointing with his proper left hand the Forts of San Jeronimo and San Antonio during the siege by the English in April-May 1797. He wears military uniform with red pants and vest and a black coat with red and gold details. He holds his hat and staff with his proper right hand. To the right there is a small column with the governor's coat of arms and below his biography and military history. Subject:  Portrait male -- Castro, Ramon de -- Full length Occupation -- Political -- Governor Occupation -- Military -- Captain Architecture interior -- Castle -- Castle of San Cristobal Architecture exterior -- Military -- Fort of San Jeronimo Architecture exterior -- Military -- Fort of San Antonio Object Type:  Painting Owner:  Museo de Arte e Historia de San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico Provenance:  Formerly in the collection of Marxuach, Acisclo, Puerto Rico Originally installed Municipality, Council Chamber, San Juan, Puerto Rico 1801. Remarks:  Painting commemorates the courage and fearlessness of Governor de Castro succesfully defending Puerto Rico from the English siege in 1797. Campeche took part in this event as a member of the Urban Militia. References:  Barrenechea, Francisco J., et al., "Campeche, Oller, Rodon: Tres Siglos de Pintura Puertorriquena/Three Centuries of Puerto Rican Painting," San Juan: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquena, 1992. "Jose Campeche, 1751-1809," San Juan de Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquena, 1971. Illustration:  Barrenechea, Francisco J., et al., "Campeche, Oller, Rodon: Tres Siglos de Pintura Puertorriquena," San Juan: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquena, 1992, pg. 46. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAP 88480014   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Paintings 88480014 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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