Copy, with slight changes in the drawing, of the original oil painting by the uruguayan painter juan manuel blanes, made by the chilean painter juan francisco gonzalez. The scene depicts carrera's last moments before being shot in mendoza on september 4, 1821. The priest behind him ordering the soldiers to wait for carrera to finish speaking is josé benito lamas; on the right, devastated, is colonel josé maría benavente - whose death sentence will be commuted thanks to the efforts of his influential brother, mariano - and on the left, assisted by another franciscan, colonel felipe álvarez. Object Type: painting. Date: between 1873 and 1877. Dimensions: height: 100 cm (39.3 in); width: 127.5 cm (50.1 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Colección del Banco de Chile. Carrera por J.F.Gonzalez
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