Child Jesus
XVIII century. White chalk, Black chalk on green paper.Not on display
This preparatory study is the typical model for the figure of the Infant Christ in several of Francisco Bayeu’s Holy Family compositions. It is particularly close to the preparatory drawings D003303 and D003304, both kept in the Museo del Prado.
Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.113