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Felipe IV, King of Spain, on Horseback
Felipe IV, King of Spain, on Horseback

Felipe IV, King of Spain, on Horseback

Francisco Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (Spanish, 1599–1660)
Unknown Spanish
1778
Medium/TechniqueEtching, inscribed with pen and brown ink; working proof
DimensionsPlatemark: 37 x 31 cm (14 9/16 x 12 3/16 in.)
Sheet: 63 x 44 cm (24 13/16 x 17 5/16 in.)
Credit Line1951 Purchase Fund
Accession number51.1704
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsIn pen and brown ink, below image, outside pm: “Felipe IV Rey de España. / Pintura de D.n Diego Velázquez del tamaño del natural en el R.l Palacio de Madrid, dibujada 74 / y grabada por D.n Fran. co de Goya. Pintor. Año de 1778.” On verso: various later inscriptions and MFA stamp. ProvenanceValentín Carderera y Solano (?), Madrid (1796-1880); Sir William Stirling (later Stirling-Maxwell), Bart of Keir (1818-1878); Brigadier-General Archibald Stirling, of Keir; Colnaghi, London; Purchased by MFA, Boston (Lugt 282), through Philip Hofer, Cambridge, MA (1898-1984); Purchased Sept. 13, 1951.