Portrait of the spanish sailor and politician juan maría villavicencio y de la serna (1755-1830), who was a knight of the order of alcántara, captain general of the royal spanish navy and regent of spain. The sitter appears half-length, seated and almost frontally, and wearing the small uniform of a captain general and general director of the spanish navy. In addition, it has open lapels in the fashion of 1830-1840, and shows off the bands and plaques of the orders of charles iii, saint ferdinand and isabella the catholic, as well as the plaque of the order of saint hermenegildo, the scallop of the order of alcántara and the royal navy diadem. Object Type: painting. Date: 19th century. Dimensions: height: 113 cm (44.4 in); width: 87 cm (34.2 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Naval Museum of Madrid. Juan María Villavicencio y de la Serna (Museo Naval de Madrid)
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