International merchant and founder of the multimillionaire drake fortune, james drake (1763-1838), also called don guillermo santiago drake del castillo, is shown wearing a frock coat with large gold buttons and bottle green pants, flannel vest, white shirt with high collar and tie, he wears at his waist three sealing seals with yellow and green stone, in gold and one with emerald intaglio. We find most of these effects recorded in his inventory after death, drawn up on february 15, 1838, at the hôtel garni n°2 rue de castiglione in paris (national archives, mc/et/026/1079). From axminster in the county of devon. Naturalized spanish after launching his import-export business of manufactured products in cuba, drake married carlotta del rosario nunez del castillo y perez in havana on may 17, 1800. The del castillos held the largest land reserve in cuba, which allowed james william to establish his sugar cane production which constituted the family fortune. His sons, carlos, santiago and francisco continue to ensure the prosperity of the company. It was this son, also called santiago, who settled permanently in france and participated in the management of the firm from paris, acquiring the château de candé in touraine. Object Type: painting. Date: 1818. Dimensions: 130 x 97 cm. Medium: oil on canvas.
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