Margarita de Austria, Queen of Spain, on Horseback

Francisco Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)

a painting by Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (Spanish, 1599–1660)

Unknown Spanish

1778

Medium/TechniqueEtching and drypoint, with engraved inscription; completed plate

DimensionsPlatemark: 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)

Credit LineBequest of W. G. Russell Allen

Accession number1974.226

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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

ProvenanceW.G. Russell Allen (1882-1955), Boston, his bequest; accessioned by MFA, April 10,1974