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A Dwarf (Sebastián de Morra ?), at the Court of Felipe IV
un ENANO
A Dwarf in the Court of Philip IV, "El Primo"
A Dwarf (Sebastián de Morra ?), at the Court of Felipe IV
un ENANO
Francisco Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)
Painted by: Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (Spanish, 1599–1660)
Painted by: Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (Spanish, 1599–1660)
1778, printed about 1821
Medium/Technique
Etching with engraved inscription; completed plate, on laid paper
Dimensions
Platemark: 20.5 x 15.5 cm (8 1/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
Sheet: 34.4 x 27 cm (13 9/16 x 10 5/8 in.)
Sheet: 34.4 x 27 cm (13 9/16 x 10 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession Number1974.235
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Harris 015, III, 1 (?); Delteil 018: Gassier and Wilson 104
DescriptionCompleted plate, with engraved letters, before bevel, 19th century impression (H. 15, III, 1 (?).
Marks
Verso: Stamp in brown ink of W. G. Russell Allen (Lugt 3593)
InscriptionsEngraved below image: "Sacada y gravada del Quadro original de D. Diego Velazquez en que representa al vivo un / Enano de S. Phelipe IV. por D. Francisco Goya Pintor. Existe en el R.l Palacio de Madrid / Ano de 1778"
Verso: cataloguing inscriptions by later hands
Verso: cataloguing inscriptions by later hands
ProvenanceW.G Russell Allen (b. 1882 - d. 1955, Lugt 3593),Boston, 1955, bequest to MFA (Accession Date: April 10, 1974)