Francisco de Goya

Francisco de Saavedra y Sangronís

Francisco de Saavedra y Sangronís
Datos Generales
Cronología
1798
Ubicación
The Courtauld Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Dimensiones
196 x 118 cm
Técnica y soporte
Oil on canvas
Reconocimiento de la autoría de Goya
Documented work
Titular
The Courtauld Gallery
Ficha: realización/revisión
09 Mar 2010 / 15 Jun 2023
Inventario
(P.1947.LF.180)
Inscripciones

Saavedra / por / Goya ("Saavedra / by / Goya" on the apron of the table)

Historia

According to a letter written by Goya to his friend Martín Zapater on 27 March 1798, this painting was commissioned to Goya by Jovellanos. The work was paid for on 19 July 1798. In 1800 the canvas was being kept at Jovellanos's house in Gijón; on his death it remained in possession of the Cienfuegos-Jovellanos family. It later formed part of the collections of Alejandro Pidal of Madrid, Baussod and Valadon in Paris, and Baron Cochin before being sold at auction in the French capital in 1919 to M. Knoedler, London. In 1928 the Frederic Muller Gallery in Amsterdam sold it to its last owner Viscount Lee de Fareham.

Análisis artístico

Francisco de Saavedra, (Seville, 1746 - 1819) was named Secretary of State in 1788 (Finance Minister). During the Spanish War of Independence, he presided over the Supreme Junta of Seville, and formed part of the Council of the Regency in 1810.

Don Francisco is shown seated next to a table with papers and an inkwell on it. He is dressed in a blue frock coat and waistcoat, white shirt, velvet trousers and stockings. He is wearing the Order of Charles III, which he was awarded in 1782.

The dark background makes the colours of his clothing and the golden hues of the furniture stand out.

It is one of Goya's most accomplished portraits in which, according to Gudiol, the natural pose of the figure is perfect, while the execution of the piece is almost photographic.

Exposiciones
  • Goya. Gemälde Zeichnungen. Graphik. Tapisserien
    Kunsthalle Basel
    Basle
    1953
    from January 23th to April 12th 1953
  • Goya and his times
    The Royal Academy of Arts
    London
    1963
    cat. 66
  • Goya: The Portraits
    London
    2015
  • Hamburg
    2019
Bibliografía
  • DU GUÉ TRAPIER, Elizabeth
    Goya and his sitters
    New YorkThe Hispanic Society of America
    1964
    p. 15-16
  • GASSIER, Pierre y WILSON, Juliet
    Vie et ouvre de Francisco de Goya
    ParísOffice du livre
    1970
    p. 189, cat. 676
  • GUDIOL RICART, José
    BarcelonaPolígrafa
    1970
    vol. I, p. 304, cat. 400
  • CAMÓN AZNAR, José
    Francisco de Goya, 4 vols.
    ZaragozaCaja de Ahorros de Zaragoza, Aragón y Rioja
    1980-1982
    vol. III, p. 113
  • GLENDINNING, Nigel (Comisario)
    La década de los Caprichos. Retratos 1792-1804
    MadridReal Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
    1992
    vol. III, p. 113
  • BRAY, Xavier
    LondonNational Gallery Company
    2015
    pp. 97-98
  • TACK, Ifee and PISOT, Sandra
    HamburgHirmer
    2019
    p. 228
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