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02-06-2026
José del Castillo

Madrid (Spain), 1737 - Madrid (Spain), 1793

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The Return from the Hunt

1774. Oil on canvas.
On display elsewhere

This cartoon for a tapestry was intended for the ‘chamber piece’ in the room of the Prince of Asturias, the soon-to-be Charles IV, at San Lorenzo del Escorial. The work, which was commissioned by the architect Sabatini, cost 5,000 reales de vellón.

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Technical data

Inventory number
P006141
Author
José del Castillo
Title
The Return from the Hunt
Date
1774
Technique
Oil
Support
Canvas
Dimension
Width: 256 cm; Height: 260 cm
Provenance
Real Patrimonio, 1870
Entry date
1870

Bibliography +

Sambricio, Valentin De, Jose del Castillo, C.S.I.C. Instituto Diego Velázque, Madrid, 1958.

Held, Jutta, Die Genrebilder der Madrider Teppichmanufaktur und die Anfänge Goyas, Gebr. Mann Verlag, Berlín, 1971, pp. 136, nº 223.

Museo Nacional del Prado, Museo del Prado: inventario general de pinturas. Nuevas Adquisiciones. Museo Iconográfico. Tapices, III, Museo del Prado, Espasa Calpe, Madrid, 1996, pp. nº5662 (Inv. Cart. de Tapices).

Congreso Internacional de Pintura Española, I Congreso Internacional de Pintura Española del Siglo XVIII, Museo del Grabado Español Contemporáneo, Madrid, 1998.

Orihuela, M. Cenalmor, E. Gandía, E., El Prado Disperso: Obras depositadas en Alicante, Avila (Las Navas de Marqués) Ciudad Real, Santander y Soria., Boletín del Museo del Prado, 28, 2010, pp. 95.

Agüero, Cristina, New attributions and identifications for drawings by José del Castillo, Master drawings, LII, 2014, pp. 497-512 [499 f.3].

Other inventories +

Inv. Cartones para Tapices. Núm. 5662.
Un joven a caballo, y a su lado un hombre con dos palomas en la mano. Ancho 2,60 alto 2,65 por D. Jose del Castillo

Inscriptions +

5662
Inscribed in red color. Front, lower left corner

Location +

Navas del Marqués - Castillo Palacio de Magalia (Deposit)

Update date: 02-06-2026 | Registry created on 24-04-2018

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