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Miguel Hidalgo (2) by Claudio Linati 1828

Claudio Linati · 1828

An early published lithograph portrait of Hidalgo made less than two decades after his death, showing him as a dramatic armed figure.

An early imagined portrait of Hidalgo made soon after his death, showing how he was remembered as an armed, religious rebel leader.

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Hand-colored lithograph of a standing man in a black cape, wide-brimmed hat with red and green plumes, red sash, blue trousers and tall boots, holding a cross raised in one hand and a walking staff in the other, with a sabre at his side.
Claudio Linati, Miguel Hidalgo, from Costumes civils, militaires et réligieux du Mexique, 1828.

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What it is

This is a hand-colored lithograph of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla made by the artist Claudio Linati in 1828, published in a book of Mexican costumes. It shows a standing man in a black cape and plumed hat, holding a raised cross and a staff, with a sabre at his side.

Why it matters

Made only years after Hidalgo's death, this image is one of the earliest printed portraits of him, created before the more familiar bald, grandfatherly image of Hidalgo became fixed in Mexican memory. It shows how artists imagined and dramatized the priest-turned-rebel soon after independence was won.

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  • How does this early image of Hidalgo differ from the more familiar portraits you may have seen?
  • Why might the artist combine a cross with a sword and sabre in one figure?
  • Linati never met Hidalgo — what does that tell you about how reliable this portrait is as evidence of his appearance?

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