Portrait of José Antonio Caballero, Second Marqués de Caballero, Secretary of Grace and Justice
Maker
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
(Spanish, 1746-1828)
ClassificationsPAINTINGS
Date1807
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensionscanvas: 41 5/16 × 33 1/8 in. (105 × 84.1 cm.)
frame: 53 1/16 × 44 7/8 × 3 1/2 in. (134.8 × 114 × 8.9 cm.)
DescriptionIn this official portrait of the Spanish government member José Antonio Caballero (1754–1821), Goya presents his sitter against a dark, shadowed background, as a man proud of his stature and rank, wearing his highly decorated ministerial uniform.
Signedsigned and dated on the paper held by the sitter: Goya 1807
Inscribedinscribed on the paper held by the sitter: Exmo Sor / Marqués de / Caballero / Mintro de Grz y Just.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of The Ahmanson Foundation.
Status
On viewObject number2023.18
Bernard Molitor
secretary: 1812-1816; plaques: center:1783, left:1774, right:1777
Object number: 27.22
