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FRANCISCO JOSÉ DE GOYA Un Enano (Sebastián de Morra).
Etching, circa 1778-79. 205x155 mm; 8 1/4x6 1/4 inches, wide margins. First edition. A superb, well-inked impression of this extremely scarce, early etching, with strong contrasts and no sign of wear.
One of several early etchings by Goya (1746-1828) based on paintings by Diego Velázquez (the current work of Velázquez is in the Prado, Madrid). This is a portrait of Sebastián de Morra, a court dwarf and jester at the court of Philip IV of Spain. The painting by Velázquez, 1599-1660, dates from around 1644. Delteil 18; Harris 15.
