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02-06-2026
Francisco Bayeu

Zaragoza, 1734 - Madrid, 1795

Francisco Bayeu See author's file

Head for the Figure of Hercoldo

1777. White chalk, Red chalk on brown paper.
Not on display

This is a preparatory drawing for the head of the main figure of the fresco The Apparition that the devotee Hercoldo had in his dreams. The latter was painted in 1777 and is located in the cloister of Toledo Cathedral. Two preparatory drawings for the fresco are extant: one in Toledo Cathedral and another in the Ena Collection in Zaragoza. This drawing depicts a bearded male head of three-quarter length, turned to the left and foreshortened from below. The Museo del Prado keeps the preparatory drawing of the figure (D000375).

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.59

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Imagen del carrusel
Imagen del carrusel

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Hercoldo
Red chalk on dark toned paper, 1777
Francisco Bayeu
Inventory number
D000489
Author
Francisco Bayeu
Title
Head for the Figure of Hercoldo
Date
1777
Technique
White chalk; Red chalk
Support
Brown paper
Dimension
Height: 275 mm; Width: 228 mm
Series
Serie de preparatorios para el fresco de La Aparición que tuvo en sueños el devoto Hercoldo del Claustro de la Catedral de Toledo
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. 134, nº 82.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, pp. 59.

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. 470.

Inscriptions +

470
Printmaking. Lower left corner, Front, Secondary support

Nº 135.
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, upper left corner

6 ?
Inscribed. Front, upper right corner

(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

Por Fran(co). Bayeu
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, lower left area

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

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