Coat of Arms of the Gómez de Cervantes y Altamirano de Velasco Family

Artist:Mexican

Medium: Oil on canvas

Geograhical Locations:

• Mexico

Dates:ca. 1802

Dimensions: 37 1/8 x 28 3/4in. (94.3 x 73cm) frame: 42 x 34 x 1 3/4 in. (106.7 x 86.4 x 4.4 cm)

Collections:

• European Art

Exhibitions:

• Converging Cultures: Art & Identity in Spanish America
• Behind Closed Doors: Art in the Spanish American Home, 1492–1898

Accession Number: 52.166.18

Image: 52.166.18_SL3.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Cervantes Family Coat of Arms by an unknown artist. This painting was ordered by Don Ygnacio Leonel Gomez de Cervantes to celebrate his marriage with Dona Ana Maria Altamirano Velasco. The coat of arms has the Cervantes quartering in the center which he also ordered. The surrounding quarterings show the union of the two families. Condition: good

Brooklyn Museum