Urco, Ninth Inca, 1 of 14 Portraits of Inca Kings

• Medium: Oil on canvas
• Geographical Location: Peru
• Dates: Probably mid-18th century
• Period: Colonial Period
• Dimensions: 23 7/16 x 21 9/16 in. (59.5 x 54.8cm)
• Inscriptions: On roundel: "Vrco; Nobeno; Ynqa;"
• Collection: American Art
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 5Q12-LUCE, Unit 24, SCR E
• Accession Number: 1995.29.9
• Image: 1995.29.9_back_neg_35mm_bw_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 0,

Catalogue Description:
Portrait of Urco, the Ninth Inca King, dressed in the finery of his office and holding a staff in his left hand. This portrait is part of a series of 14 Inca King portraits that is based on the engraving by Antonio de Herrera, which in turn is based on a painted prototype (see Converging Cultures, 1996, p. 239).