Barbarroja, Jester of Philip IV - Goya Etching after Velazquez
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Original etching by Francisco de Goya after the portrait of the jester Barbarroja (Cristobal de Castaneda y Pernia) painted by Velazquez, with the inscription "Pintura de Velazquez del tamano natural en el Real Palacio de Madrid. Dibujado y Grabado por F. Goya Pintor".
Original etching by Francisco de Goya after the portrait of the jester Barbarroja (Cristobal de Castaneda y Pernia) painted by Velazquez, with the inscription "Pintura de Velazquez del tamano natural en el Real Palacio de Madrid. Dibujado y Grabado por F. Goya Pintor".
The impression carries in the upper margin the blind stamp of the "Academia Militar. Biblioteca de Caballeria", which records its provenance. The Velazquez original, today in the Museo del Prado, portrays the jester who served at the court of Philip IV between 1633 and 1649; Goya renders his angry expression faithfully against the dark ground.
Medium: Etching.
Artist / after: Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, after the painting by Diego Velazquez.
Engraver: Francisco de Goya y Lucientes.
Source: Blind stamp of the Academia Militar, Biblioteca de Caballeria.
Dimensions: Plate mark 6.5 x 11.2 in (16.6 x 28.5 cm); sheet 13.0 x 19.4 in (33 x 49.3 cm).
Condition: Good; framed with glass. The reflections seen in the photograph come from the glass.
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Original etching by Francisco de Goya after the portrait of the jester Barbarroja (Cristobal de Castaneda y Pernia) painted by Velazquez, with the inscription "Pintura de Velazquez del tamano natural en el Real Palacio de Madrid. Dibujado y Grabado por F. Goya Pintor".