Alfonso XIII wearing the uniform of captain-general

1913. Oil on canvas.
On display elsewhere

This is a portrait of Alfonso XIII (Madrid, 1886–Rome, 1941), King of Spain (1886–1931). Upon his uniform, he displays the Golden Fleece, the grand cross of the Order of Charles III, the grand cross and sash of Military Merit, and the badge of Master of the four military orders, as well as a tiepin with emblems of other decorations.

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Alfonso XIII wearing the uniform of captain-general

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Inventory number: P008107
Author: Nicolás Aquino y Losada
Title: Alfonso XIII wearing the uniform of captain-general
Date: 1913
Technique: Oil
Support: Canvas
Dimension: Height: 240 cm; Width: 135 cm
Provenance: Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno, until 1971; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, 2016
Entry date: 2016

Bibliography +

Díez, José Luis (dir.), Pintura del Siglo XIX en el Museo del Prado. Catálogo general, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, 2015, pp. 78.

Other inventories +

Inv. Museo Arte Moderno, 1954. Núm. 21.

Inscriptions +

N. Aquino Madrid - 1913
Signed and dated. Front, lower left corner

MUSEO ESPAÑOL DE ARTE CONTEMPORANEO
Scrap of paper. Stretcher, central crossbeam

Location +

Madrid - Teatro Real (Deposit)

Update date: 03-06-2026 | Registry created on 24-12-2015

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