Examining the career of a largely unstudied eighteenth-century engraver, this book establishes JerA3nimo Antonio Gil, a man immersed within the complicated culture and politics of the Spanish empire, as a major figure in the history of both Spanish and Mexican art.

Examining the career of a largely unstudied eighteenth-century engraver, this book establishes Jerónimo Antonio Gil, a man immersed within the complicated culture and politics of the Spanish empire, as a major figure in the history of both Spanish and Mexican art. Donahue-Wallace analyses the archival and visual materials he left behind and considers the ideas, philosophies, and principles of his era.