Description
Author: Figure as a drawing José López Guide us in ang. inf. left and as record. Luis Fernández Noseret in ang. inf. right.
Title: “Portrait of Álvaro de Luna”. Half-body, tilted to the left, standing, armoured; framed by moulding.
Publication : Imprenta Real, between 1791 and 1808. Madrid
Belongs to: Portraits of the illustrious Spaniards with an epitome of their lives (Madrid, 1791)
Technique: Etching and burin, sweet carving.
Measurements: Plate footprint 354 x 249 mm, in 500 x 351 mm sheet.
Inscription on poster in part inf.D. ALVARO DE LUNA, / Grand Master of the Order of Santiago, Vasa- / llo the most favored of his King, and the one who most / experienced the inconstancy of fortune. He was born in 1390, and died in Valladolid in 1453.”
State of conservation: Paper affected by light exposure, a little bit of rust.