"this gaucho is a kind of andalusian knight, who at the same time is reminiscent of some of the compositions that delacroix made in his forays through tangier and algiers. The character is supposed to be a member of la mazorca who stands guard at rosas' house in palermo de san benito. The attitude is lackadaisical and he is reclining on a brick wall, leaning on the horse's implements and slightly foreshortened. The right hand holds the mate, shoes pony boots and he is still wearing his spurs. The red color of the jacket and hat, in addition to being the federal color, serves to highlight the chiripá and the white note of the screened underpants shows the luxury of four silver coins, which gives us the idea that his rank is not that of a private gaucho," commented the painter eduardo iglesias brickles in the national identity and the effeminate gaucho of. Monvoisin. Date: 1842. Medium: oil on leather. Collection: Private collection. Monvoisin, Raymond - Soldado de la guardia de Rosas -1842
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