A dwarf, 1778

Title

A dwarf

Artist

• Francisco de Goya

Period Produced

• 18th century

Object Type

• art print

Physical Description

Etching on ribbed laid paper

Material

• handmade paper

Technique

• etching

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet in der Platte unten: Sacada y gravada del Quadro original de D. Diego Velazquez en que representa al vivo un / Enano del S. Phelipe IV. por D. Francisco Goya Pintor. Existe en el R.l Palacio de Madrid / Año de 1778.

Watermark

• [JOAN] SERRA

Work Catalogues

• Delteil 18 II (von IV)
• Harris (1964) 15 III.1 (von III.3)

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 2015 with funds from the Dagmar-Westberg-Stiftung

Genre

• portrait

Main Motif

• Sebastián de Morra
• man

Persons Shown

• Sebastián de Morra

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Diego Velázquez
• Philip IV (king of Spain)

Primary

• 31A2351 sitting on the ground
• 31A2611 both legs straight

Secondary

• 31A534 beard
• 41D222(COLLAR) neck-gear: collar

Associative

• 44B152 royal household; courtiers, retinue, train