"Catalog for the exhibition organized by the Museo Nacional de Colombia on the work of José María Espinosa, one of the few early-19th-century Nueva Granada artists belonging to what is today Colombia. In his triple role as soldier, artist, and chronicler, Espinosa left one of the most memorable legacies in Spanish America from the time of the war for independence, including a few portraits of Simón Bolívar whom he knew personally and scenes of some of the most crucial battles. Includes numerous illustrations, mostly in b/w, and bibliographic material"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.