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Castas de Nueva España (Castes of New Spain) / 1. De Español e Yndia, nace Mestizo (From Spaniard and Indian, a Mestizo is born)
Ignacio de Castro (Mexican, active 1750–1800)
about 1775
Object Place: Mexico
Medium/Technique
Oil on copper
Dimensions
Overall: 34 x 46 cm (13 3/8 x 18 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Charles H. Bayley Picture and Painting Fund, Grant Walker Fund, and funds by exchange
Accession Number2015.3132
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPaintings
Signed
"Ignacio de Castro fecit, en México"
ProvenanceBy the 19th century, private collection, Ariège, France; by descent within the family and sold, April 14, 2014, Hotel des Ventes Saint-Aubin (Marc Labarbe), Toulouse, France, lot 105, to Carteia Fine Arts, Madrid; 2015, sold by Carteia Fina Arts to the MFA. (Accession date: December 16, 2015)