José Gil de Castro

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gil de Castro and the second or maternal family name is Morales.
José Gil de Castro
Born(1785-09-01)1 September 1785
Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru (present-day Peru)
DiedBetween 1839 and 1850
Unknown place
EducationTrained by José del Pozo
Known forPainting
Notable workPortrait of Bernardo O'Higgins
Portrait of José de San Martín (1818)
Portrait of Simón Bolívar (1823)
Portrait of Bernardo de Torre Tagle (1823)
Portrait of José Olaya (1828)
Portrait of Luis José de Orbegoso (1835)

José Gil de Castro y Morales (1 September 1785 – c. 1840–41) was an Afro-Peruvian portrait painter, cartographer and soldier who spent many years in Chile.

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