- Cronología
- 1786 - 1787
- Ubicación
- Bank of Spain, Madrid, Spain
- Dimensiones
- 177 x 108 cm
- Técnica y soporte
- Oil on canvas
- Reconocimiento de la autoría de Goya
- Undisputed work
- Titular
- Banco de España
- Ficha: realización/revisión
- 26 Jan 2010 / 15 Jun 2023
- Inventario
- P_542
- Otros títulos:
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Vicente Isabel Osorio de Moscoso, Count of Altamira (Vicente Isabel Osorio de Moscoso, conde de Altamira)
Count of Altamira
See Don José de Toro.
This portrait was paid for along with two others, according to the Banco de España receipt dated 30 January 1787: "To the Painter Goya for the portraits of the King, the Count of Altamira and the Marquis of Tolosa ... 10,000 reales de vellón."
Vicente Joaquín Osorio de Moscoso y Guzman was born in 1756. Member of a noble Galician family, he was one of the richest people of his time. He was one of the first directors of the Banco de San Carlos and a member of the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts; he also held the title of Marquis of Astorga and Deputy Mayor of Castile and the City of Madrid. The Count owned an important collection of artwork second only to the royal collection itself.
He is pictured sitting on a chair upholstered in yellow fabric which matches the tablecloth. The table appears to be unusually tall: in fact, according to accounts from the period, the Count was extremely short. He is dressed in a red waistcoat with gold embroidery, a black frock coat, wig, white stockings and black shoes with large buckles.
On the table there is a writing set depicted in minute detail. The sitter's serious, luminous face stands out against the neutral background.
The Count must have been quite satisfied with this canvas, as he later commissioned Goya to paint portraits of his family: those of his wifeMaría Ignacia Álvarez de Toledo holding their daughter Maria Antonia in her arms and of his two sons Vicente Osorio and Manuel Osorio.
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Pinturas de GoyaMuseo Nacional del PradoMadrid1928consultant editor Fernando Álvarez de Sotomayor. From April to May 1928cat. 24
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GoyaFestival Internacional de Granada, Palacio de Carlos VGranada1955consultant editor Enrique Lafuente Ferraricat. 95
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The Century of RococoEurope CouncilMunich1958cat. 73
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Stora Spanska MästareNationalmuseumStockholm1959cat. 11
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Francisco de Goya. IV Centenario de la capitalidadorganized by Ayuntamiento de Madrid and Dirección General de Bellas Artes at the Casón del Buen RetiroMadrid1961consultant editor Valentín de Sambriciocat. 24
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Goya and his timesThe Royal Academy of ArtsLondon1963cat. 66cat. 63
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Goya y la Constitución de 1812Museo Municipal de MadridMadrid1982organized by Madrid Town Hall, consultant editor José Manuel Pita Andrade. From December 1982 to January 1983cat. 11
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Goya en las colecciones madrileñasMuseo Nacional del PradoMadrid1983consultant editor Enrique Lafuente Ferrari. From April 19th to June 20th 1983cat. 7
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Goya: caprichos, desastres, tauromaquia, disparatesEuropalia 85, Museum voor Schone KunstenGant1985from December 18th 1985 to January 26th 1986cat. 7
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Goya. 250 AniversarioMuseo Nacional del PradoMadrid1996consultant editor Juan J. Luna. From March 29th to June 2nd 1996cat. 69
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Goya: The PortraitsLondon2015cat. 12
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Madrid2021
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GoyaBasle2021p. 84
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L'œuvre peint de Goya. 4 volsParís1928-1950p. 25, cat. 304
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Vie et ouvre de Francisco de GoyaParísOffice du livre1970p. 95, cat. 225
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BarcelonaPolígrafa1970vol. I, p. 267, cat. 212
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Francisco de Goya, 4 vols.ZaragozaCaja de Ahorros de Zaragoza, Aragón y Rioja1980-1982vol. II, p. 31
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Goya en las colecciones madrileñasMadridAmigos del Museo del Prado1983pp. 126 y 127 (il.), cat. 7
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Goya. 250 AniversarioMadridMuseo del Prado1996pp. 158 (il.) y 349, cat. 69
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LondonNational Gallery Company2015pp.64-66
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MadridBanco de España2021pp. 64-65