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Phillip III, King of Spain
Felipe III, King of Spain, on Horseback
Phillip III, King of Spain
Francisco Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)
After: Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (Spanish, 1599–1660)
After: Unknown Spanish
After: Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (Spanish, 1599–1660)
After: Unknown Spanish
1778
Medium/Technique
Etching and drypoint, with engraved inscription on wove paper; completed plate, first edition
Dimensions
Platemark: 37 x 31 cm (14 9/16 x 12 3/16 in.)
Sheet: 51.4 x 39 cm (20 1/4 x 15 3/8 in.)
Sheet: 51.4 x 39 cm (20 1/4 x 15 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession Number1974.225
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Harris 005, III, 1; Delteil 06; Gassier and Wilson 90
DescriptionCompleted plate, with 2nd etching, drypoint, and engraved letters, before bevel (H. III, 1 "first edition").
No visible watermark
No visible watermark
Marks
On verso: stamp in brown ink of W.G. Russell Allen (1882-1955), Boston, (Lugt 3493), including accession number in graphite
InscriptionsEngraved below image: “FELIPE III, REY DE ESPANA / Pintura de D. Diego Velásquez, del tamaño del natural, en el R.l Palacio de Madrid, dibujada y grabada por D. Fran.co Goya, Pintur año de 1778”
ProvenanceWilliam Goodwin Russell Allen (b. 1882 — d. 1955; Lugt 3593),Boston; 1974, bequest to MFA (Accession Date: April 10, 1974)