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GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de: Charles III in Hunting Costume

🖼 Charles III in Hunting Costume, 1786-88
Oil on canvas
210 × 127 cm
Mantua, Italy

Rendered in rich earth tones, the Spanish monarch stands commanding in hunting attire, his figure dominating the composition with aristocratic poise. Goya captures royal authority through bold portraiture, establishing his reputation as Spain's premier court painter and documenting Enlightenment-era power dynamics.

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