Portrait of Martín Zapater
Artist
Francisco de Goya
(Spanish, 1746 - 1828)
Date1790
Object number2002.2275
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions32 3/4 × 25 5/8 in. (83.2 × 65.1 cm)
frame: 42 1/4 × 34 3/4 × 4 in. (107.3 × 88.3 × 10.2 cm)
frame: 42 1/4 × 34 3/4 × 4 in. (107.3 × 88.3 × 10.2 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineAcquired with funds from the following donors: Fundación Fonalledas, Fundación Ángel Ramos, and The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc.
On View
Not on viewDescriptionGoya completed this portrait of his longtime friend, Martín Zapater (1746-1803), in 1790. The two probably met during Goya's studies in Zaragoza and kept in touch via an active correspondence that spanded over twenty-five years. Zapater became a notable tradesman working for the nobility and sat for a second portrait also done by Goya in 1797. In the Ponce picture, Zapater wears a blue silk coat and holds a letter appropriately signed and dated by Goya, an homage to their enduring friendship preserved in over 140 letters.
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