Don Juan Lorenzo Gutiérrez Altamirano de Velasco y Flores

Executed in oil on canvas, Guerrero employs a restrained palette of blues, reds, and whites, allowing the metallic gleam of the buttons and the sheen of the fabric to stand out. The background is a plain wall with a draped red curtain, focusing attention on the sitter’s detailed attire and the subtle modeling of his features.

Created in the late eighteenth century, the portrait entered the Brooklyn Museum’s holdings at an unspecified date. Its survival in museum care provides a rare visual record of a Spanish‑American elite figure from the period.