Portrait of Pedro de Salvador Carmona and his wife María García
A significant printmaker who worked in Madrid, Salvador Carmona is little known outside Spain today. He made hundreds of prints, among them portraits, of which this is one of the most engaging. The inscription along the bottom records that it depicts his parents. The father, Pedro de Salvador Carmona, died the year the portrait was made, and thus it may be commemorative. In a clever demonstration of illusionism, the print presents the viewer with a visual challenge: it reproduces another engraving, with curling edges that project toward the viewer.
Artwork Details
- Title: Portrait of Pedro de Salvador Carmona and his wife María García
- Artist: Manuel Salvador Carmona (Spanish, 1734–1820)
- Date: 1780
- Medium: Etching and engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 10 1/16 × 12 5/16 in. (25.5 × 31.2 cm)
Plate: 8 9/16 × 11 in. (21.8 × 28 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Massar Gift, 1986
- Object Number: 1986.1002
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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