Gaspar de Guzmán, Count Duke of Olivares on horseback, after Velázquez
This is one of a number of etchings Goya made after paintings by the esteemed Spanish artist Diego Velázquez that were in the royal collection in Madrid. Velázquez’s painting of Count-Duke of Olivares—King Philip IV’s prime minister—dates to about 1636. It shows the count astride a rearing stallion, raising a baton and looking directly at the viewer before commanding a battle. In his etching, Goya diminished the battle; the horses and soldiers are fewer and harder to make out. By reducing much of the foreground to areas of light and dark and leaving parts of the background unetched, Goya emphasized the count’s powerful figure.
Artwork Details
- Title: Gaspar de Guzmán, Count Duke of Olivares on horseback, after Velázquez
- Artist: Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)
- Artist: After Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez) (Spanish, Seville 1599–1660 Madrid)
- Date: 1778
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Plate: 14 5/8 × 12 3/8 in. (37.2 × 31.4 cm)
Sheet: 16 5/16 × 14 1/8 in. (41.4 × 35.8 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Henry Walters, by exchange, 1931
- Object Number: 31.31.15
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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