Prince Charles

1779. White chalk, Red chalk on grey paper.
Not on display

This is a preparatory drawing for the figure of Prince Charles in the centre-left part of the fresco The Transfer of the Remains of Saint Eugene in the cloister of Toledo Cathedral. The figure is dressed in 16th-century fashion, facing the front, and appears to be marching to the right. Three preparatory sketches for the fresco are extant: one in Toledo Cathedral, another in the Ena Collection in Zaragoza and a third one in a private collection in Madrid. The Museo del Prado keeps several related drawings.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.67

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Serie de preparatorios para el fresco del Traslado de los restos de San Eugenio en el Claustro de la Catedral de Toledo

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Inventory number: D000550
Author: Francisco Bayeu
Title: Prince Charles
Date: 1779
Technique: White chalk; Red chalk
Support: Grey paper
Dimension: Width: 262 mm; Height: 425 mm
Series: Serie de preparatorios para el fresco del Traslado de los restos de San Eugenio en el Claustro de la Catedral de Toledo
Provenance: Royal Collection

Bibliography +

Arnáez, Rocío, Dibujos de Francisco Bayeu en el Museo del Prado, Archivo español de arte, 178, 1972, pp. 127, nº 25 / lám. 27.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, pp. 67.

Other inventories +

Inv. Real Museo, Sección Dibujos, 1857. Núm. 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. 601.