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20-05-2026
Francisco Bayeu

Zaragoza, 1734 - Madrid, 1795

Francisco Bayeu See author's file

Figure of a Moor

1783. White chalk, Black chalk on green paper.
Not on display

This is a preparatory drawing for a figure in the central part of the fresco The Imprisonment of Saint Eulogius in the cloister of Toledo Cathedral, which keeps a preparatory sketch. The Museo del Prado keeps other related drawings and a sketch for the same fresco. The figure is depicted standing, facing forwards with his left leg outstretched, and positioning his hands as if he were throwing something. The study of the clothing is very thorough.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos. II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.87

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Inventory number
D003297
Author
Francisco Bayeu
Title
Figure of a Moor
Date
1783
Technique
White chalk; Black chalk
Support
Green paper
Dimension
Height: 570 mm; Width: 326 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

Bibliography +

Sánchez Cantón, Francisco Javier, Spanish Drawings From the 10th To the 19th Century, Studio Vista, Londres, 1965, pp. 100 / lám. 68.

Arnáez, Rocío, Dibujos de Francisco Bayeu en el Museo del Prado, Archivo español de arte, 178, 1972, pp. 123, nº 4 / lám. 3.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos. II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, pp. 87.

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

Other inventories +

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. 283.

Inscriptions +

[DIRECCIÓN DEL MUS ... + escudo] (Sello: Dirección del Museo Nacional de Pinturas)
Seal. Front, upper central area

283
Printmaking. Lower left corner, Front, Secondary support

Claustro dela Catedral de Toledo / (Fran(co). Bayeu)
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, lower central area

Nº 136.
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, lower central area

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

Exhibitions +

Dibujos de Francisco Bayeu
Zaragoza
17.11.1995 - 13.12.1995

Update date: 20-05-2026 | Registry created on 28-04-2015

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