The Virgin
1766. White chalk, Black chalk on green paper.Not on display
This drawing depicts a figure seated amongst clouds with her arm slanting downwards, in a pronouncedly foreshortened position. This is a preparatory drawing for the corresponding figure of the fresco Saint Augustine between Christ and the Virgin, located in the cupola interior of the high altar in the church of la Encarnación in Madrid.
Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos. II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.26-27