Nov 21 at 10:30 AM - Sale 2687 -

Sale 2687 - Lot 287

Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
(MEXICAN IMPRINT--1785.) Estatutos de la Real Academia de San Carlos de Nueva-España. Armorial frontispiece plate. [4], lxxii pages. Folio (11½ x 8 inches), disbound, with 1785 manuscript certification of Antonio Piñero on final page; minor foxing and wear including 2 short closed tears to frontispiece. Mexico: Felipe de Zuñiga y Ontiveros, 1 July 1785

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In 1785, classes began at the Academy of San Carlos, the first arts academy and art museum to be established in the Americas. Medina, Mexico 7541; Palau 83646; Sabin 68220.