Francisco de Goya

General Antonio Ricardos (El general Antonio Ricardos)

General Antonio Ricardos (El general Antonio Ricardos)
Datos Generales
Cronología
Ca. 1793 - 1794
Dimensiones
225 x 150 cm
Técnica y soporte
Oil on canvas
Reconocimiento de la autoría de Goya
Documented work
Titular
Private collection
Ficha: realización/revisión
18 Feb 2010 / 15 Jun 2023
Historia

This portrait belonged to its subject until 1794 when it passed into the possession of the Marquis of Valencia del Alcor in Seville, subsequently belonging to the Marquis of Montilla, also in Seville.

Análisis artístico

Goya also painted a half-length portrait of the same figure.

In this case, General Ricardos is pictured in a standing position with his legs crossed, leaning on a cannon on top of which he has placed his hat. He seems to be pointing to the battle front which was the scene of his victory with his left hand. He wears the uniform of a Captain-General and the insignia of the Order of Charles III and the Order of Santiago. The dark tones of his frock coat contrast with the lighter hues of his trousers and waistcoat. The subject is standing in an outdoor setting: the stormy skies attract the viewer's attention and give the composition a rather foreboding air.

For more biographical information see El general Antonio Ricardos y Carrillo de Albornoz.

Exposiciones
  • Francisco de Goya. IV Centenario de la capitalidad
    organized by Ayuntamiento de Madrid and Dirección General de Bellas Artes at the Casón del Buen Retiro
    Madrid
    1961
    consultant editor Valentín de Sambricio
  • Goya: Prophet der Moderne
    Alte Nationalgalerie
    Berlin
    2005
    from July 13th to October 3th 2005. Exhibitied also at the Kunsthistorischemuseum, Vienna, October 18th 2005 to January 8th 2006, consultant editor Manuela B. Mena Marqués
Bibliografía
  • SAMBRICIO, Valentín de (comisario)
    Francisco de Goya, IV Centenario de la Capitalidad
    MadridExcmo. Ayuntamiento de Madrid y Dirección General de Bellas Artes
    1961
    p.23
  • GASSIER, Pierre y WILSON, Juliet
    Vie et ouvre de Francisco de Goya
    ParísOffice du livre
    1970
    p. 170, cat.338
  • GUDIOL RICART, José
    BarcelonaPolígrafa
    1970
    vol. I, p.29, cat.329
  • ROSE-DE VIEJO, Isadora
    Sobre el retrato del general Ricardos que pintó Goya
    Academia
    Madrid
    1980
  • GLENDINNING, Nigel (Comisario)
    La década de los Caprichos. Retratos 1792-1804
    MadridReal Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
    1992
    nº 64
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