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Portrait of Don Luis de Borbón, Infante of Spain (1727-1785)

Anton Raphael Mengs (AKA Raphael Mengs), German , (March 17, 1728–June 29, 1779)

Creation date: 1768

Other Information

Medium and Support: Oil on canvas

Credit Line: Museum purchase

Accession Number: 2011.133

Dimensions: 32 1/2 in. x 24 3/4 in. (82.55 cm x 62.87 cm)

Label Copy

Anton Raphael Mengs was famous throughout Europe during his lifetime. From 1761 onward, Mengs spent much of his time in Spain and was eventually named Primer Pintor (First Painter) at the court and executed portraits of the royal family. Don Luis, the younger brother of King Charles III, had been destined for a career in the church and was named cardinal at age eight, although he later renounced that office and became the Count of Chinchón. Living in semi-exile outside of Madrid, he became an important patron of the arts and was responsible for commissioning, for example, Francisco de Goya’s first major works. -- Art of the Portrait 2023
Last Updated: 11/22/2023

Exhibition

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

Goya and the Infante Don Luis: Exile and the Kingdom Patrimonio Nacional , 10/23/2012 - 2/24/2013

Art of Portraits The San Diego Museum of Art , 1/27/2016 - 00/00/00

Bibliography

This object has the following bibliographic references:

Francisco Calvo Serraller and Maria Luisa Martin de Argila. Goya y el infante don Luis: el exilio y el reino Patrimonio Nacional. 2012
Page Number: 63, Figure Number: 23

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European Art before 1900

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