Spanish Colonial School (18th century), Two Character Studies

Oil on canvas, unsigned, the first depicting a musician in a landscape playing an early guitar or vihuela, the second depicting an explorer or cartographer contemplating a globe with the sky visible beyond, presented in antique gilt frames.

Stretcher size 8 3/4 x 6 5/8 in.; Frame dimensions 11 x 9 in. (each)

Private Collection, Danville, Virginia

Stretcher marks; overall craquelure and some minor paint lifting.