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Ferdinand VII (1784–1833), When Prince of Asturias

Goya Spanish
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This was Goya’s full-scale preparatory oil sketch for a large group portrait of King Charles IV and the Spanish royal family (Museo del Prado, Madrid). Like other surviving studies for that work, Goya focused attention on the head while the bust and costume were left loosely painted without detail. At a later date, another artist gave it a finished appearance and added the oval surround. The young Prince of Asturias wears the Spanish Habsburg Order of the Golden Fleece, the French Bourbon Order of the Holy Spirit, and the sash of the Spanish Order of Charles III.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Ferdinand VII (1784–1833), When Prince of Asturias
  • Artist: Goya (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux) and Workshop
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 32 3/4 x 26 1/4 in. (83.2 x 66.7 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Gift of René Fribourg, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.70
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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