Countess of Chinchon
1800 Museo del Prado
About this artwork
This portrait depicts María Teresa de Borbón, the Countess of Chinchón, seated and wearing a white empire-waist gown and a decorative headpiece. It is a celebrated work of Spanish portraiture currently housed in the Museo del Prado.
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The sitter, María Teresa de Borbón, was the daughter of the Infante Don Luis, the brother of King Charles III of Spain. This painting is particularly noted for the intimacy of Goya's brushwork and the subtle, melancholy expression he captured, reflecting the high-society expectations and personal circumstances of the Countess during the late 18th century.
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Countess of Chinchon
Francisco Goya, 1800
