Unknown Spanish Colonial
Biombo with Views of Mexico City (Left Screen)

Biombo with Views of Mexico City (Left Screen)

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Biombo with Views of Mexico City (Left Screen)
Artist
CultureSpanish Colonial
Titles
  • Biombo with Views of Mexico City (Left Screen)
  • from Biombo with Views of Mexico City
Date18th century
Place depictedMexico City, Mexico, North America
MediumSix-panel folding screen; oil on red maki-e lacquer on panel, with gilt wood mounts and linen backing
DimensionsOpen: 67 × 150 3/4 × 1 1/8 in. (170.2 × 382.9 × 2.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Agnes Cullen Arnold Endowment Fund
Object number2021.537.A
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
211 Hamill Gallery
On view

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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Object Type
ProvenanceRoberto Mergelina, first half of the 18th century, Cadiz, Spain; Eduarda Gil de Ledesma, mid-18th century, Cadiz, Spain; The Counts of Bustillo by direct descent, Seville, Spain; Rodrigo Rivero Lake, Mexico City; Jaime Eguiguren Art & Antiques, Uruguay; [Colnaghi UK Ltd, London]; purchased by MFAH, 2021.
Exhibition History"Discovering Viceregal Latin American Treasures," Colnaghi Gallery, New York, July 2–September 10, 2021

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