Copper engraving after Zurbarán's canvas portraying the Mercedarian master Friar Gerónimo Pérez, standing with an open book in his hands, his white habit resolved in broad planes of light. Drawn by L. Sánchez and engraved by Ricardo Franch for the Real Academia de Nobles Artes de San Fernando.
Copper engraving after Zurbarán's canvas portraying the Mercedarian master Friar Gerónimo Pérez, standing with an open book in his hands, his white habit resolved in broad planes of light. Drawn by L. Sánchez and engraved by Ricardo Franch for the Real Academia de Nobles Artes de San Fernando.
It is dated about 1868, since on 30 June of that year the engraver was paid 1,000 reales, according to the archive of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando.
Medium: Copper engraving
Artist / after: Francisco de Zurbarán (painting); L. Sánchez (drawing)
Engraver / lithographer: Ricardo Franch
Date: About 1868
Source: Real Academia de Nobles Artes de San Fernando
Dimensions: Sheet 12.3 x 17.4 in (31.2 x 44.3 cm)
Condition: It retains the protective tissue; slight damp staining in the margins of the sheet, the image clean