A halt in the hunt

1773. Oil on canvas.
Not on display

This tapestry cartoon was intended for the room of the Prince of Asturias, the soon-to-be Charles IV, at San Lorenzo del Escorial. It was commissioned by the architect Francisco Sabatini. The painter Mengs certified the cartoon, its price being 9,000 reales de vellón.

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Inventory number: P006654
Author: José del Castillo
Title: A halt in the hunt
Date: 1773
Technique: Oil
Support: Canvas
Dimension: Width: 390 cm; Height: 260.5 cm
Provenance: Real Patrimonio, 1870
Entry date: 1870

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Held, Jutta, Die Genrebilder der Madrider Teppichmanufaktur und die Anfange Goyas, Gebr.Mann Verlag, Berlín, 1971, pp. 134, nº 218.

Museo Nacional del Prado, Museo del Prado: inventario general de pinturas. Nuevas Adquisiciones. Museo Iconográfico. Tapices, III, Museo del Prado, Espasa Calpe, Madrid, 1996, pp. nº 5665 (Inv. cart. tapices).

Morales, J. L., "José del Castillo. Cartones para tapices"., En: I Congreso Internacional de Pintura Española del Siglo XVIII, Madrid, 1998, pp. 610.

Orihuela, M.; Cenalmor, E., El Prado Disperso. Obras depositadas en Zamora y Burgos, Boletín del Museo del Prado, XXVI, 2008, pp. 91-110.

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Inv. Cartones para Tapices. Núm. 5665.
5665 / Cinco cazadores que se retiran, el uno a caballo, otro a pié con varias aves y animales en la mano en ademan de cargarlos sobre un asno. Ancho 3,92 Alto2,63 por el mismo.

Update date: 02-06-2026 | Registry created on 24-04-2018