The Burial of the Count of Orgaz by El Greco - Engraving by Navarrete
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Copper engraving after El Greco's celebrated canvas in the church of Santo Tome in Toledo: St. Stephen and St. Augustine lay the body of the Count of Orgaz before the row of Toledan gentlemen, while the glory opens above. Engraved by Federico Navarrete for the Real Academia de Nobles Artes de San Fernando.
Copper engraving after El Greco's celebrated canvas in the church of Santo Tome in Toledo: St. Stephen and St. Augustine lay the body of the Count of Orgaz before the row of Toledan gentlemen, while the glory opens above. Engraved by Federico Navarrete for the Real Academia de Nobles Artes de San Fernando.
It is dated about 1871, since on 15 May of that year the engraver was paid 5,000 reales, according to the archive of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando: the sum, very high for the series, gives an idea of the difficulty of the commission.
Medium: Copper engraving
Artist / after: El Greco (painting)
Engraver / lithographer: Federico Navarrete
Date: About 1871
Source: Real Academia de Nobles Artes de San Fernando
Dimensions: 11.8 x 17.1 in (30 x 43.5 cm)
Condition: It retains the protective tissue; foxing scattered through the margins of the sheet, the image clean.
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Copper engraving after El Greco's celebrated canvas in the church of Santo Tome in Toledo: St. Stephen and St. Augustine lay the body of the Count of Orgaz before the row of Toledan gentlemen, while the glory opens above. Engraved by Federico Navarrete for the Real Academia de Nobles Artes de San Fernando.