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02-06-2026
Ramón Bayeu y Subías

Zaragoza (Spain), 1744 - Aranjuez (Spain), 1793

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Bust of the Virgin

1769. White chalk, Black chalk on blue paper.
Not on display

This drawing depicts a female head turned to the left with her gaze lowered. This is a preparatory drawing for the central figure of Birth in the church of San Pascual in Aranjuez. It was painted in 1769 alongside its accompanying pieces (Annunciation, Ascension and Pentecost), which are no longer extant. The canvas was engraved by Fernando Selma in 1808 (G000317 and G001564).

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos. II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.37

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Inventory number
D003272
Author
Ramón Bayeu y Subías
Title
Bust of the Virgin
Date
1769
Technique
White chalk; Black chalk
Support
Blue paper
Dimension
Height: 555 mm; Width: 323 mm
Series
Serie de dibujos preparatorios para los lienzos (desaparecidos) del claustro de la iglesia de San Pascual de Aranjuez
Provenance
Royal Collection
Entry date
1839

Bibliography +

Arnáez, Rocío, Dibujos de Francisco Bayeu en el Museo del Prado, Archivo Español de Arte, 178, 1972, pp. 139, nº 210.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos. II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, pp. 37.

Paredes Giraldo, Mª Camino, Maestros del Dibujo, Siglo XVIII, Ayuntamiento, Pamplona, 1997.

Other inventories +

Inv. cuadros, estampas y dibujos del Estudio Vicente López, 1839. Núm. s/nº.
Noventa y cuatro cabezas dibujadas por el mismo [Bayeu]

Inv. Real Museo, Sección Dibujos, 1857. Núm. 135.
135. Ochenta y dos dibujos sueltos / de cabezas de diferentes / tamaños, de Bayeu en muy / mal estado.

Inv. Dibujos, Fondo Antiguo. Núm. 229.

Inscriptions +

[… + escudo](Sello: Dirección del Museo Nacional de Pinturas)
Printmaking. Front, central left area

MP [Anagrama con las iniciales dentro de un escudo]
Printmaking. Front, lower right corner

F.A.229 [escrito dos veces]
Inscribed in pen and ink. Lower right corner, Front, Secondary support

135
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, upper right area

229
Printmaking. Lower right corner, Front, Secondary support

Exhibitions +

Dibujos españoles del siglo XVIII. Los pintores de Corte en el preludio goyesco
Pamplona
29.05.1997 - 29.06.1997

Dibujos de Francisco Bayeu
Zaragoza
17.11.1995 - 13.12.1995

Update date: 02-06-2026 | Registry created on 28-04-2015

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