The penitent Magdalen
Lithographic aquatint, Printing on japon, Pen lithography, Crayon lithography, Scraper on wove paper. 1826 - 1837
The Company for the engraving of the paintings from the Royal Palaces was one of the Spanish Enlightenment’s major undertakings during the second half of the 18th century. It supervised the reproduction of prints of paintings from the Royal Collections and its early projects were carried out by Francisco de Goya, who reproduced some of Velázquez’s paintings in 1778, and by Juan Barcelón and Nicolás Barsanti, who reproduced The Labors of Hercules after the fresco that Luca Gi
ARTWORK
Antonio González Villamil
– Lithographer – (The original work, according to inscriptions, attributed to: Bartolomé Esteban Murillo)
José de Madrazo y Agudo
– Director