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20-05-2026
Francisco Bayeu

Zaragoza, 1734 - Madrid, 1795

Francisco Bayeu See author's file

Studies of Children

1786. Red chalk, White chalk on dark toned paper.
Not on display

This is a preparatory drawing for the child carrying a square to the figure of Astronomy, in the centre-right part of the fresco Apollo Protecting the Sciences and the Arts in the Library of the Royal Palace in Madrid. This drawing is made up of two studies: one for the figure of the child, naked and in profile, and the other a detailed study of the head of the child. The study of the head is very thorough, whereas the study of the figure is barely sketched.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.131

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Inventory number
D000584
Author
Francisco Bayeu
Title
Studies of Children
Date
1786
Technique
Red chalk; White chalk
Support
Dark toned paper
Dimension
Width: 300 mm; Height: 205 mm
Series
Serie de preparatorios para el fresco de Apolo protegiendo las Ciencias y las Artes, en la Biblioteca del Palacio Real de Madrid
Provenance
Royal Collection

Bibliography +

Arnáez, Rocío, Dibujos de Francisco Bayeu en el Museo del Prado, Archivo español de arte, 178, 1972, pp. 141, nº 258.

Arnáez, Rocío, Francisco Bayeu: nuevas identificaciones de dibujos, Archivo español de arte y arqueología, 181, 1973, pp. 78.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, pp. 131.

Other inventories +

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. General, Sección 3ª. Dibujos, grabados, acuarelas y miniaturas, 1879. Núm. 161.
Estudios de torso y cabeza. A [utor] F. Bayeu. alto 0,20. ancho 0,30. marco negro y cristal

Inv. Dibujos, Fondo Antiguo. Núm. 606.

Inscriptions +

E
Inscribed in red color. Front, lower central area

606
Printmaking. Lower right corner, Front, Secondary support

F. BAYEU.
Wood nameplate. Lower central area, Front, Secondary support

Nº [135.]
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, lower central area

135
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, lower right corner

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

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