COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB~1~1
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
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Accession number:
70-102
accession_no
70-102
Accession number
false
Record number:
70-102-1
record_number
70-102-1
Record number
false
JCB call number:
B809 G918p
jcb_call_no
B809 G918p
JCB call number
false
Image title:
[Classical structure]
image_title
[Classical structure]
Image title
false
Creator 1:
José Casildo España
creator1
José Casildo España
Creator 1
false
Creator 1 role:
Grab[ad]a. en Guatem[al]a por
creator1_role
Grab[ad]a. en Guatem[al]a por
Creator 1 role
false
Place image published:
[Guatemala]
place_image_published
[Guatemala]
Place image published
false
Image date:
[1809]
image_date
[1809]
Image date
false
Image function:
fold-out plate 17; following p. 146
image_function
fold-out plate 17; following p. 146
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
32.9 cm.
image_dimensions_height
32.9 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
24.3 cm.
image_dimensions_width
24.3 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
41.6 cm.
page_dimensions_height
41.6 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
29.4 cm.
page_dimensions_width
29.4 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Description:
A crown is displayed on an classical structure with mythological scenes--Icarus falling, Perseus cutting off a gorgon's head, Hercules and the hydra. Also includes a man giving a book to classical figures and, on the pediment above, women with shields around a plinth with a portrait. The structure [a catafalque] is surmounted by statues which may represent Christian virtues. Includes an anchor, crucifix, mirror [?], and a royal figure being embraced by native Americans wearing feathered headdresses.
description
A crown is displayed on an classical structure with mythological scenes--Icarus falling, Perseus cutting off a gorgon's head, Hercules and the hydra. Also includes a man giving a book to classical figures and, on the pediment above, women with shields around a plinth with a portrait. The structure [a catafalque] is surmounted by statues which may represent Christian virtues. Includes an anchor, crucifix, mirror [?], and a royal figure being embraced by native Americans wearing feathered headdresses.
Description
false
Source Title:
Guatemala por Fernando Septimo el dia 12 de diciembre de 1808
source_title
Guatemala por Fernando Septimo el dia 12 de diciembre de 1808
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
[Guatemala]
source_place_of_publication
[Guatemala]
Source place of publication
false
Source date:
[1809]
source_date
[1809]
Source date
false
notes:
Ferdinand VII ascended to the Spanish throne in 1808 after his father's forced abdication. He reigned for a few months before he was made prisoner by Napoleon Bonaparte for five years. In 1813, he was restored to the throne and remained king until 1833.This plate is followed by plates which show details of the catafalque which was erected in Guatemala.
notes
Ferdinand VII ascended to the Spanish throne in 1808 after his father's forced abdication. He reigned for a few months before he was made prisoner by Napoleon Bonaparte for five years. In 1813, he was restored to the throne and remained king until 1833.This plate is followed by plates which show details of the catafalque which was erected in Guatemala.
notes
false
Time Period:
1801-1850
time_period
1801-1850
Time Period
false
Visual categories:
Emblems (Allegorical pictures)
visual_categories
Emblems (Allegorical pictures)
Visual categories
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1970.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired in 1970.
Provenance/Donor
false
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
owner_and_copyright
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
Owner and copyright
false
geographic area:
Spanish America
geographic_areas
Spanish America
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Funeral rites and ceremonies
subject_heads
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Emblems--Guatemala
subject_heads
Emblems--Guatemala
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Catafalques
subject_heads
Catafalques
Subject headings
false