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Cervantes, in his last days, writes the dedication of Don Quixote to the Count of Lemos
Eugenio Oliva y Rodrigo
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02-06-2026
Eugenio Oliva y Rodrigo

Palencia (Spain), 1852 - Villaconejos, Madrid (Spain), 1925

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Cervantes, in his last days, writes the dedication of Don Quixote to the Count of Lemos

1883. Oil on canvas.
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This painting depicts the last moments of the writer Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616), when, already prostrate and assisted by his confessor, Francisco García, and his wife, Catalina Palacios, he dedicates his last work, The Labours of Persiles and Sigismunda, to his protector, the Count of Lemos. The painting was entered in the National Fine Arts Exhibition of 1884 (No. 525), where it was awarded the second-place medal. In the exhibition catalogue it was described via the following text: ‘With one foot already in the stirrup and in the hankering for death, etc.’

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Inventory number
P007529
Author
Eugenio Oliva y Rodrigo
Title
Cervantes, in his last days, writes the dedication of Don Quixote to the Count of Lemos
Date
1883
Technique
Oil
Support
Canvas
Dimension
Width: 449.99997 cm; Height: 300 cm
Provenance
Acquired from the author, 1884; Museo del Prado, 1884–96; Museo de Arte Moderno, 1896–1971
Entry date
1971

Bibliography +

Pantorba, Bernardino de, Historia y crítica de las Exposiciones Nacionales de Bellas Artes, Jesús Ramón García Rama, Madrid, 1980, pp. 121.

Museo Nacional del Prado, Museo del Prado: inventario general de pinturas. Nuevas Adquisiciones. Museo Iconográfico. Tapices, III, Museo del Prado, Espasa Calpe, Madrid, 1996.

Díez, José Luis (dir.), Pintura del Siglo XIX en el Museo del Prado: catálogo general, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, 2015, pp. 446.

Reyero, Carlos, La fortuna visual de Cervantes, En: Miguel de Cervantes: de la vida al mito (1616-2016), Biblioteca Nacional de España; Acción Cultural Española, Madrid, 2016, pp. 139-165 [150].

Other inventories +

Inv. Nuevas Adquisiciones (iniciado en 1856). Núm. 615.

Inv. General del Museo de Arte Moderno, 1899-1902. Núm. 1006.

Registros-Inventarios Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno, 1900-1936. Núm. 4-O.

Inscriptions +

T. 615.
 Inscribed. Front, lower right corner

E. OLIVA / ROMA 1883
 Signed and dated. Front, lower left corner

Museo de Ciudad Real
 Scrap of paper. Back

MAM 4-O
 Inscribed. Front, lower right corner

Update date: 02-06-2026 | Registry created on 05-04-2016

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