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20-05-2026
Francisco Bayeu

Zaragoza, 1734 - Madrid, 1795

Francisco Bayeu See author's file

Seated Prisoner

1779. White chalk, Red chalk on dark toned paper.
Not on display

This is a preparatory drawing for the corresponding figure in the lower-left corner of the fresco The Charity of Saint Casilda in the cloister of Toledo Cathedral. The figure is depicted seated with his right leg outstretched and his head tilted downwards. Two preparatory sketches for the fresco are extant: one in Toledo Cathedral and the other, in sepia, in the Ena Collection in Zaragoza. The Museo del Prado keeps several related drawings for the same fresco.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.71

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Inventory number
D000579
Author
Francisco Bayeu
Title
Seated Prisoner
Date
1779
Technique
White chalk; Red chalk
Support
Dark toned paper
Dimension
Height: 273 mm; Width: 450 mm
Series
Serie de preparatorios para el fresco de la Caridad de Santa Casilda del 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. 129, nº 37 / lám. 40.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, pp. 71.

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. 272.

Inscriptions +

Nº 136.
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, lower left corner

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

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

272
Printmaking. Lower central area, Front, Secondary support

2
Inscribed. Front, upper right corner

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

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