Etching by Francisco de Goya, made in 1778 after the equestrian portrait of Queen Isabel de Borbón, wife of Philip IV, that Velázquez painted for the Royal Palace of Madrid. A 20th-century impression from the Calcografía Nacional, with its blind stamp in the lower right corner.
Etching by Francisco de Goya, made in 1778 after the equestrian portrait of Queen Isabel de Borbón, wife of Philip IV, that Velázquez painted for the Royal Palace of Madrid. A 20th-century impression from the Calcografía Nacional, with its blind stamp in the lower right corner.
It belongs to the series Goya etched after paintings by Velázquez kept in the Royal Palace, his first substantial work as a printmaker. The lettering below reads: «Pintura de D.n Diego Velazquez del tamaño del natural, en el R.l Palacio de Madrid, dibujada y grabada por D.n Francisco Goya, Pintor. Año 1778».
Medium: Etching.
Artist / after: Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, after a painting by Diego Velázquez.
Date: Copper of 1778; 20th-century impression.
Source: Calcografía Nacional, Madrid (blind stamp).
Dimensions: Plate mark 12.4 x 14.7 in (31.6 x 37.4 cm); sheet 20.5 x 29.3 in (52 x 74.4 cm).
Condition: Good. Wide clean margins, with no appreciable stains or creases.