Ferdinand VII (1784–1833), When Prince of Asturias

Artist
Goya
Year
ca. 1800
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
32 3/4 x 26 1/4 in. (83.2 x 66.7 cm)

A young prince stands in a blue coat trimmed with gold, a sash across his chest, in one of Goya’s most elegant court portraits. Painted around 1800, it shows the future Ferdinand VII as a boy, caught between childlike softness and the formality of the Spanish court.