A fox, a hare and a cat

1774. Oil on canvas.
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A cartoon for a tapestry intended for the "chamber piece" in the room of the Prince of Asturias, –soon-to-be King Charles IV– at the palace of San Lorenzo del Escorial. It was commissioned by the architect Francisco Sabatini at a cost of 1,000 reales de vellón. The composition follows the painting The Cat and the fox by Frans Snyders (P001755), which illustrates Aesop´s fable of the same title. (Díaz Padrón, M.: Catálogo de pinturas. Escuela flamenca s. XVII [Catalogue of paintings. Flemish School. 17th century], Madrid, 1975, p. 365).

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Inventory number: P006885
Author: José del Castillo
Title: A fox, a hare and a cat
Date: 1774
Technique: Oil
Support: Canvas
Dimension: Width: 160 cm; Height: 91 cm
Provenance: Royal Heritage, 1870
Entry date: 1870

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