Francisco de Goya

Andrés del Peral

Andrés del Peral
Datos Generales
Cronología
Ca. 1797 - 1798
Ubicación
The National Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Dimensiones
95 x 65 cm
Técnica y soporte
Oil on canvas
Reconocimiento de la autoría de Goya
Undisputed work
Titular
The National Gallery
Ficha: realización/revisión
03 Feb 2010 / 15 Jun 2023
Inventario
(1951)
Historia

This work was exhibited at the San Fernando Academy in August of 1798 and mentioned in the Diario de Madrid (17/08/1798).

It was acquired by the granddaughter of one Dr. Peral of Seville by the Marquis of Vega-Inclán, probably at the end of the 19th century. From there it passed to the Gaston Linden Collection in Paris. In 1902 it was sold by Dannat to Sir George Donaldson, who lent it to the National Gallery in 1902, donating the painting to the same institution in 1904.

Análisis artístico

Andrés del Peral worked as a painter and gilder in the Spanish Royal Sites in 1774 and 1778. He was an important art collector, and according to some authors he may have been in possession of the best collection of paintings in Madrid in the 18th century. He sold his collection in 1808 to Charles IV of Spain. Today, many of these paintings can be found in Spain's Prado Museum.

He seems to have been a good friend of Goya's, who painted this half-length portrait of the collector. He is seated, with his right hand placed inside his jacket - a fact which would have meant that the price of the portrait was lower, since the artist did not have to paint both hands.

He is dressed in a silver grey frock coat, white waistcoat decorated with blue motifs and a scarf of the same colour. The figure stands out against the dark background, illuminated by a strong light focus which gives volume and importance to the sitter.

According to Juan J. Luna, the subject's eyes are striking in their hardness. His face is serious and his mouth is drooping slightly to the left, which may either be due to his expression or indeed some facial problem.

Exposiciones
  • Obras de pintores españoles
    Art Corporation Gallery
    London
    1901
  • Spanish Paintings
    The National Gallery
    London
    1947
  • El Greco to Goya. The taste for Spanish paintings in Britain and Ireland
    The National Gallery of Art
    London
    1981
    consultant editor Alan Braham. From September 16th to November 29th 1981
  • Goya. 250 Aniversario
    Museo Nacional del Prado
    Madrid
    1996
    consultant editor Juan J. Luna. From March 29th to June 2nd 1996
  • Goya: The Portraits
    London
    2015
Bibliografía
  • SENTENACH, Narciso
    Goya, Académico
    Boletín de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
    Madrid
    1923
    t. 17
  • GLENDINNING, Nigel
    Goya’s portrait of Andrés del Peral
    Apollo
    1969
    p. 200-202
  • GASSIER, Pierre y WILSON, Juliet
    Vie et ouvre de Francisco de Goya
    ParísOffice du livre
    1970
    p. 189, cat. 673
  • GUDIOL RICART, José
    BarcelonaPolígrafa
    1970
    vol. I, p. 300, cat. 377
  • CAMÓN AZNAR, José
    Francisco de Goya, 4 vols.
    ZaragozaCaja de Ahorros de Zaragoza, Aragón y Rioja
    1980-1982
    vol. III, p. 110
  • GLENDINNING, Nigel (Comisario)
    La década de los Caprichos. Retratos 1792-1804
    MadridReal Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
    1992
    nº 56
  • LUNA, Juan J. (Comisario)
    Goya. 250 Aniversario
    MadridMuseo del Prado
    1996
    pp. 187 (il.), 369 y 370, cat. 92
  • BRAY, Xavier
    LondonNational Gallery Company
    2015
    pp. 100-103
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