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02-06-2026
Francisco Bayeu

Zaragoza, 1734 - Madrid, 1795

Francisco Bayeu See author's file

Little Angel

1771. White chalk, Black chalk on dark toned paper.
Not on display

This is a preparatory drawing for the figure of an angel for the fresco Adam and Eve Reprimanded for their Sin. It was intended for one of the eight sections of the Cupola of the Collegiate Church of La Granja de San Ildefonso that was destroyed in the fire of 1920. Several sketches made for the same fresco are extant. The drawing depicts the child angel from the back and in profile. The Museo del Prado also keeps another preparatory drawing (D000461), perhaps for the exact same figure.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.51

Technical data

Imagen del carrusel
Imagen del carrusel

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Inventory number
D000484
Author
Francisco Bayeu
Title
Little Angel
Date
1771
Technique
White chalk; Black chalk
Support
Dark toned paper
Dimension
Height: 275 mm; Width: 227 mm
Series
Serie de preparatorios para el fresco de la Cúpula de la Colegiata de la Granja de San Ildefonso
Provenance
Royal Collection

Bibliography +

Arnáez, Rocío, Dibujos de Francisco Bayeu en el Museo del Prado, Archivo español de arte, 178, 1972, pp. 141, nº 253.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, pp. 51.

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. 464.

Inscriptions +

[...NAL DE PINTURAS + escudo] (Sello: Dirección del Museo Nacional de Pinturas)
Printmaking. Front, upper central area

Nº135
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, Lower right area

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

72.
Inscribed in pen and ink. Lower right corner, Front, Secondary support

101
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, lower right corner

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

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

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