Francisco de Goya

This is the real thing

Clasificación
This is the real thing
Datos Generales
Cronología
Ca. 1820 - 1823
Ubicación
The Prado National Museum. Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Dimensiones
147 x 205 mm
Técnica y soporte
Sanguine on laid paper
Reconocimiento de la autoría de Goya
Undisputed work
Titular
El Prado National Museum
Ficha: realización/revisión
06 Jan 2011 / 31 May 2023
Inventario
(D.3986)
Inscripciones

56 (en el ángulo inferior izquierdo)

Historia

See Sad forebodings of what is to come.

This drawing, like the set of preparatory drawings for the rest of the engravings in the series, was part of the Carderera collection and subsequently passed to the Prado National Museum, where it is now kept.

Análisis artístico

Despite the speed with which Goya produced this drawing, it clearly shows the basic characteristics of the engraving no. 82 This is the real thing  for which it serves as a preparation. In the sketch, the peasant's face is somewhat more visible in three-quarter view, while in the engraving it is in profile and very darkened. It is likely that the painter decided to change the position of his face to emphasise the importance of the woman accompanying him. As can be seen in the print, she is also holding a hoe in her hand and has a bushy beard and long hair. Likewise, the drawing does not differ from the engraving in the depiction of the woman, the basket and the sheep, and the light surrounds the allegorical image and the tree in the upper right corner.

Exposiciones
  • Goya y la Constitución de 1812
    Museo Municipal de Madrid
    Madrid
    1982
    organized by Madrid Town Hall, consultant editor José Manuel Pita Andrade. From December 1982 to January 1983
Bibliografía
  • SÁNCHEZ CANTÓN. Francisco Javier
    MadridMuseo del Prado
    1954
    n. 142
  • GASSIER, Pierre y WILSON, Juliet
    Vie et ouvre de Francisco de Goya
    ParísOffice du livre
    1970
    cat. 1139
  • GASSIER, Pierre
    Dibujos de Goya: Los álbumes
    BarcelonaNoguer
    1973
  • GASSIER, Pierre
    Dibujos de Goya, 2 vols
    BarcelonaNoguer
    1975
    cat. 230
  • LAFUENTE FERRARI, Enrique
    El mundo de Goya en sus dibujos
    MadridUrbión
    1979
    pp. 30-31
  • LAFUENTE FERRARI, Enrique
    MadridSilex
    1980
    pp. 144-145
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