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02-06-2026
Francisco Bayeu

Zaragoza, 1734 - Madrid, 1795

Francisco Bayeu See author's file

Figure of a Moor

1783. White chalk, Pencil on blue paper.
Not on display

This is a preparatory drawing for a figure in the lower-right corner of the fresco The Prison Sentence of Saint Eulogius in the cloister of Toledo Cathedral, which has a preparatory sketch. In the Museo del Prado, there are other drawings for the same fresco and sketch.

The figure is depicted standing and in left profile, wearing a djellaba. His arms are outstretched. The study of the clothing is very thorough.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.86

Technical data

Imagen del carrusel
Imagen del carrusel

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Inventory number
D000560
Author
Francisco Bayeu
Title
Figure of a Moor
Date
1783
Technique
White chalk; Pencil
Support
Blue paper
Dimension
Height: 444 mm; Width: 280 mm
Series
Serie de preparatorios para el fresco de La Prisión de San Eulogio en el Claustro de la Catedral de Toledo
Provenance
Royal Collection
Entry date
1839

Bibliography +

Stubbe, W., Spanische Zeichnungen Von el Greco Bis Goya, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburgo, 1966, pp. nº 29 / lám. 75.

Arnáez, Rocío, Dibujos de Francisco Bayeu en el Museo del Prado, Archivo español de arte, 178, 1972, pp. 123, nº 3 / lám. 6.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, pp. 86.

Hollweg, Pia, Anton Raphael Mengs’ Wirken in Spanien, Peter Lang, 2008.

Other inventories +

Inv. cuadros, estampas y dibujos del Estudio Vicente López, 1839. Núm. s/nº.
Cuarenta y cinco figuras dibujadas por Bayeu

Inv. Real Museo, Sección Dibujos, 1857. Núm. 136.
136. Noventa y seis idem idem de idem [dibujos sueltos de estudios] / de figuras, de varios tamaños del / mismo [Bayeu] en muy mal estado.

Inv. Dibujos, Fondo Antiguo. Núm. 912.

Inscriptions +

F. BAYEU.
Wood nameplate. Lower central area, Front, Secondary support

912
Printmaking. Lower right corner, Front, Secondary support

No 136.
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, upper left area

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

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