The Duke of San Carlos (El duque de San Carlos) (reduction)

The reduction, considered by some scholars to be an autograph work by Goya, reproduces all of the details of the original work exactly, albeit without achieving the masterful execution of the first portrait. The shapes are less defined, and the facial features are not captured as gracefully. The fundamental compositional difference between the original and the reduction, however, lies in the relationship between the figure and the surrounding space, since this painting is of a wider format and the duke appears somewhat isolated in the vastness of the unfurnished, objectless room in which he is depicted. The inscription that appears in the first version is also missing from this work.