Charles IV of Spain as Huntsman
Spanish 18th Century Francisco Goya (workshop)
This painting shows a man standing upright, his body slightly turned to the right. He has pale skin and curled white hair under a large black hat, and he wears a long brown jacket over a yellow vest with a white ruffled neck and a wide blue-and-white striped sash over his torso. His pants are black, and he wears tall black boots with brown tops. His hands are covered by yellow gloves, and he is holding a tall, thin rifle on the left, its bottom on the ground. Next to him on the right is a white dog with brown spots and large brown ears. The dog is sitting, looking up at the man. The background features an outdoor setting, with a landscape of hazy hills in shades of pale green and blue below a white and gray sky. There is a tall, dark green tree behind the man, and the ground he stands on is brown.
Details
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- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- overall: 46.6 x 30 cm (18 3/8 x 11 13/16 in.)
- Department
- CIS-B
- Holding institution
- National Gallery of Art
- Image provider
- national-gallery-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Andrew W. Mellon Collection
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Subject Matter
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Individual Portrait Both · 99%
The image shows a single, full-length sitter presented frontally, and the catalog title identifies him as Charles IV of Spain.
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Royalty and Aristocracy Metadata · 99%
The catalog title identifies the sitter as Charles IV of Spain, a royal figure.
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Animals Visual · 99%
A dog is clearly visible seated beside the central figure in the lower-right portion of the painting.
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Figures in Nature Visual · 96%
The figure and dog are situated outdoors, with a large tree, open sky, distant hills, and visible ground surrounding them.
Visual Qualities
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Earth Tones Visual · 96%
Brown, black, ocher, muted green, and blue-gray tones dominate the clothing, ground, tree, and landscape.
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Dark Colors Visual · 95%
The hat, coat, trousers, boots, tree, and foreground contain extensive areas of deep, dark tonal values.
Medium and Techniques
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Oil Painting Metadata · 99%
The National Gallery of Art identifies the medium as oil on canvas.
Time Periods
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18th Century Art Metadata · 80%
The catalog gives the date as c. 1799/1800 and groups the artist information under Spanish 18th Century.
Geographic Regions
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Spanish Art Metadata · 94%
The catalog artist field identifies the work under Spanish 18th Century; Francisco Goya, supporting its classification within Spanish art.
Source & rights
Workshop of Francisco Goya. Charles IV of Spain as Huntsman. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington.