Col. Joaquin Goyena
Goyena family, active Puerto Rico 1810-1850s
before 1834
Medium
Painting-Miniature
Classification
Painting-Miniature
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Teodoro Vidal Collection
Accession Number
1996.91.15
Tags
colonelwaist length
About this artwork
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.