An Infante of Spain - Goya Etching after Velazquez - Calcografia Nacional
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An Infante of Spain - Goya Etching after Velazquez - Calcografia Nacional

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Etching by Francisco de Goya after the portrait of Don Fernando de Austria painted by Velazquez, with the infante in hunting dress, gun in hand and the greyhound seated at his side. The caption reads: "Un infante de Espana. Pintura de Velazquez del tamano natural en el R. Palacio de Madrid. Dibujado y grabado por Fran.co Goya, Pintor".

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Etching by Francisco de Goya after the portrait of Don Fernando de Austria painted by Velazquez, with the infante in hunting dress, gun in hand and the greyhound seated at his side. The caption reads: "Un infante de Espana. Pintura de Velazquez del tamano natural en el R. Palacio de Madrid. Dibujado y grabado por Fran.co Goya, Pintor".

It belongs to the series Goya engraved in 1778 after paintings by Velazquez in the royal collections, the Aragonese master's first great work as an engraver. The coppers passed to the Calcografia Nacional, which reprinted them in the 19th century.

Medium: Etching and aquatint
Artist / after: Diego Velazquez (painting)
Engraver / lithographer: Francisco de Goya
Source: Calcografia Nacional
Dimensions: Plate mark 6.6 x 11.1 in (16.8 x 28.3 cm)
Condition: The image clean and of good impression; some foxing on the sheet and a stain in the upper part, visible in the photograph.

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