Original etching by Francisco de Goya after the equestrian portrait of Queen Margaret of Austria painted by Velazquez, engraved in 1778 as part of the series of copies Goya made of the pictures in the Royal Palace of Madrid. Framed with an antique gilt frame and a mat.
Original etching by Francisco de Goya after the equestrian portrait of Queen Margaret of Austria painted by Velazquez, engraved in 1778 as part of the series of copies Goya made of the pictures in the Royal Palace of Madrid. Framed with an antique gilt frame and a mat.
It is lettered below "D. MARGARITA DE AUSTRIA REYNA DE ESPANA, MUGER DE PHELIPE III. Pintura de D. Diego Velazquez del tamano del natural, en el Real Palacio de MADRID, dibujada y grabada por D. Fran.co Goya Pintor, ano de 1778". Velazquez painted the original about 1633 for the Hall of Kingdoms of the Buen Retiro; it is today in the Museo del Prado.
Medium: Etching, with touches of drypoint.
Artist / after: Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, after the painting by Diego Velazquez.
Date: 1778.
Dimensions: Plate mark 12.2 x 14.6 in (31 x 37 cm).
Condition: Good overall; a damp stain at the level of the engraved lettering and some whitish discoloration visible in the photograph. Framed with an antique frame.