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20-05-2026
Francisco Bayeu

Zaragoza, 1734 - Madrid, 1795

Francisco Bayeu See author's file

The Sculpture

1788. White chalk, Pencil on green paper.
Not on display

This is a preparatory drawing for the figure of Sculpture in the fresco of the Spanish Monarchy, Protector of the Fine Arts, in the Casita del Príncipe (Prince’s Cottage) in El Pardo Palace. The figure is depicted as female: she sits facing forwards and extending her left arm. The study of the textile that covers the central part of the figure is very thorough, but the rest of her body is only sketched.

Technical data

Imagen del carrusel
Imagen del carrusel

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Inventory number
D000378
Author
Francisco Bayeu
Title
The Sculpture
Date
1788
Technique
White chalk; Pencil
Support
Green paper
Dimension
Height: 298 mm; Width: 483 mm
Series
Serie de preparatorios para el fresco de la Monarquía Española protectora de las Bellas Artes en la Casita del Príncipe del Palacio del Pardo
Provenance
Royal Collection

Bibliography +

Arnáez, Rocío, Dibujos de Francisco Bayeu en el Museo del Prado, Archivo español de arte, 178, 1972, pp. 143, nº 304.

Arnáez, Rocío, Dibujos de Francisco Bayeu en el Museo del Prado, Archivo español de arte, 181, 1973, pp. 78.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos. II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, pp. 96.

Other inventories +

Inv. Real Museo, Sección Dibujos, 1857. Núm. 137.
137. Noventa y seis idem idem de idem [dibujos sueltos de estudios], / de paños y ropas de diferentes ta- / maños y formas del mismo [Bayeu], en / idem, idem, idem [muy mal estado].

Inv. Dibujos, Fondo Antiguo. Núm. 154.

Inscriptions +

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

154
Printmaking. Lower left corner, Front, Secondary support

Nº 137.
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, central left area

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

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

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