A Dwarf in the Court of Philip IV, "El Primo"

Francisco Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)

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

1778, printed about 1821

Medium/TechniqueEtching with engraved inscription; completed plate, on laid paper

DimensionsPlatemark: 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.)

Credit LineBequest of W. G. Russell Allen

Accession number1974.235

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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 handsProvenanceW.G Russell Allen (b. 1882 - d. 1955, Lugt 3593),Boston, 1955, bequest to MFA (Accession Date: April 10, 1974)