Original copper engraving drawn and cut by Bartolome Maura in 1869 after a portrait of a jester of the court of Philip IV painted by Velazquez. Lettered below, "Escuela Espanola", "Museo nac.l - Cuadro n.o 255" and "Propiedad de la Calcog.a N.l".
Original copper engraving drawn and cut by Bartolome Maura in 1869 after a portrait of a jester of the court of Philip IV painted by Velazquez. Lettered below, "Escuela Espanola", "Museo nac.l - Cuadro n.o 255" and "Propiedad de la Calcog.a N.l".
Medium: Copper engraving
Artist / after: Diego Velazquez (painter)
Engraver: Bartolome Maura y Montaner (1844-1926)
Date: 1869
Source: Calcografia Nacional
Dimensions: Plate mark 8.5 x 11 in (21.6 x 28 cm); sheet 11.9 x 17.1 in (30.2 x 43.5 cm)
Condition: Good. Clean impression with good contrast. Slight scattered rust staining in the margins of the sheet