Portrait of General José Manuel Romero
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)
c. 1810
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Classification
- Painting
- Dimensions
- 105.5 × 87.7 cm (41 1/2 × 34 1/2 in.); Framed: 136.6 × 114.7 cm (53 3/4 × 45 1/8 in.)
- Culture
- Spain
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago, Painting and Sculpture of Europe
- Credit line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Deering McCormick
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed
View at the Art Institute of Chicago
About this work
The early 19th century was a troubled time in Spain. After Napoleon placed his brother, Joseph Bonaparte, on the Spanish throne in 1808, the people rose up in rebellion, eventually driving the French out with the help of the British army. Although his own sentiments were patriotic and liberal, Francisco de Goya dutifully fulfilled his obligations as first painter to the king. This is a portrait of José Manuel Romero, a minister under Joseph Bonaparte, although the degree to which the man is overwhelmed by his splendid court uniform and decorations may suggest a certain lack of sympathy on the part of the artist.
Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0
