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Margaret of Austria
Margarita de Austria, Queen of Spain, on Horseback
Margaret of Austria
Francisco Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)
After: Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (Spanish, 1599–1660)
and: Unknown Spanish
After: Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (Spanish, 1599–1660)
and: Unknown Spanish
1778
Medium/Technique
Etching and drypoint, with engraved inscription; completed plate
Dimensions
Platemark: 37 x 31 cm (14 9/16 x 12 3/16 in.)
Sheet: 46.5 x 36.8 cm (18 5/16 x 14 1/2 in.) (trimmed)
Sheet: 46.5 x 36.8 cm (18 5/16 x 14 1/2 in.) (trimmed)
Credit Line
Bequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession Number1974.226
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Harris 006, III, 2; Delteil 07: Gassier and Wilson 92
DescriptionCompleted plate, 19th century printing, with drypoint, and engraved letters, before bevel (H. III, 2 "second edition"?).
Mounted on cream machine-made wove paper
Mounted on cream machine-made wove paper
Marks
No visible watermark;
W.G. Russell Allen (1882-1955), Boston, stamp (not in L.) brown, verso
W.G. Russell Allen (1882-1955), Boston, stamp (not in L.) brown, verso
InscriptionsEngraved below image: "D. MARGARITA DE AUSTRIA REYNA DE ESPAÑA, MUGER DE PHELIPE III. / Pintura de D. Diego Velazquez de tamaño del natural en el Real Palacio de MADRID, dibujada y grabada por D. Fran.co Goya Pintor, año de1778.
Note: the "co" in "Franco" should be superscript
Note: the "co" in "Franco" should be superscript
ProvenanceW.G. Russell Allen (1882-1955), Boston, his bequest; accessioned by MFA, April 10,1974