Large-format engraving with the portrait of a seated lady, dressed in black and with a small dog in her lap, after the painting by Antonio Moro then kept in the Royal Palace of Madrid. Drawn by Manuel de la Cruz and engraved by Bartolomé Vázquez in 1793.
Large-format engraving with the portrait of a seated lady, dressed in black and with a small dog in her lap, after the painting by Antonio Moro then kept in the Royal Palace of Madrid. Drawn by Manuel de la Cruz and engraved by Bartolomé Vázquez in 1793.
It belongs to the series of engravings of the paintings of the Royal Palaces promoted in the Spain of the late 18th-century Enlightenment. The sitter has traditionally been identified as Metgen, the painter's wife, although the printed lettering gives her as unknown.
Medium: Etching and stipple on laid paper
Artist / after: Manuel de la Cruz, after Antonio Moro
Engraver / lithographer: Bartolomé Vázquez
Date: 1793
Source: Series of engravings of the paintings of the Royal Palace of Madrid
Dimensions: Plate mark 13.9 x 17.6 in (35.3 x 44.8 cm); sheet 15.9 x 21.4 in (40.3 x 54.4 cm)
Condition: Paper somewhat toned, with light damp staining in the margins.