The Jester Barbarroja

c. 1778

Francisco Goya after Diego Velázquez

Associated Names
Francisco Goya

Artist, Spanish, 1746 - 1828

Diego Velázquez

Artist After, Spanish, 1599 - 1660

The image shows a man standing upright facing slightly to the right. He has detailed facial features, including a pointed nose, intense eyes, and a bushy beard. His hair is tucked under a headpiece, and he is dressed in long, flowing robes with voluminous sleeves, a cloak draped over one shoulder, and boots rising to mid-calf. The man is holding a sword in his right hand, with the sword's tip resting on the ground. The background is a dark, textured surface, contrasting with the light-toned figure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, aquatint, burin and roulette [proof] on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 44.1 × 32.5 cm (17 3/8 × 12 13/16 in.)
    plate: 28.2 × 16.7 cm (11 1/8 × 6 9/16 in.)
    image: 25.9 × 14 cm (10 3/16 × 5 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.10.61

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Harris 1964, no. 12, State II (trial proof)

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2021

  • Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2021 - 2022.

Bibliography

1964

  • Harris, Tomás. Goya: engravings and lithographs. 2 vols. Oxford: Bruno Cassirer, 1964.

2021

  • Hoisington, Rena. Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya. Washington, 2021: 211, fig. 1.

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, below image, at center: BARBARROXA. / Pintura de Velazquez del tamano natur.l en el R.l Palacio de Madrid. Dib.o y Grab.o p.r F. Goya Pintor; verso: at upper left in later hand in graphite 200 [indecipherable] and 21 [circled]

Markings

recto: none; verso: National Gallery of Art

Watermarks

MORATO

Wikidata ID

Q65223814

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