This print reproduces the painting by Andrea del Sarto that was previously preserved in the Royal Palace in Madrid and is now located in the Museo del Prado (P00339). Giacomo Bossi engraved the copper plate (Calcografía Nacional, Madrid, R. 2726) – for which he charged 3,225 reales – based on a drawing by Agustín Esteve. The printed image is part of the series published by the Company for the engraving of the paintings of the Royal Palaces, even though it was not published during t

This print reproduces the painting by Andrea del Sarto that was previously preserved in the Royal Palace of Madrid and is now located in the Museo del Prado (P00339). Giacomo Bossi engraved the copper plate (Calcografía Nacional, Madrid, R. 2726) – for which he charged 3,225 reales – based on a drawing by Agustín Esteve. The print is part of the series published by the Company for the engraving of the paintings of the Royal Palaces, even though it was not published during the Compa

This print is part of a series published by the Company for the engraving of paintings from the Royal Palaces, although it was only published after that institution was no longer active.The Company for the engraving of the paintings from the Royal Palaces was one of the Spanish Enlightenment’s major undertakings during the second half of the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,