On-line gallery
- Reference number
- P07695
- Author
- Goya y Lucientes, Francisco de (Spanish)
- Title
- María Teresa de Vallabriga
- Chronology
- 1783
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 48 cm x 39,6 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- Yes
- Entrance
- DACION
- Procedence
- Acquisition. 1995
María Teresa Vallabriga y Rozas
(1759-1820), was the wife of the
infante Luis de Bourbon
(1727-1785), the brother of King
Carlos III (1716-1788).
As a member of the lower nobility,
he was obliged to have his family
live outside the court, in Boadilla
del Monte. After the death of his
wife in 1785, he was separated from
his children, who would become the
Countess of Chinchón (P7767), the
Duchess of San Fernando, and Luis
María de Bourbon (P738), Cardinal
Archbishop of Toledo.
The infante was one of the Goya's
most important patrons at the
beginning of his career, and the
artist made numerous portraits of
his family. The present is one of
his earliest, a profile bust in the
manner of classical coins and
Renaissance portraits of noblemen.
It is paired with a portrait of the
infante Luis, which has an
identical composition, and is in a
private collection.
This work was acquired by the State
in 1995 as payment of a tax debt.
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