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Period: 18th century (4787)

Type: ink (2963) | watercolour (2151)

Style: Spanish (151)

Subjects: Philip V (19 December 1683 ¿ 9 July 1746). King of Spain 15 November 1700 to 15 January 1724 (1)

Keywords
equestrian statues (235) | horseback riding (203) | kings (people) (519) | portraits (1315)

Equestrian portrait of Philip V of Spain

18th century

Artists
Melendez, Francisco Antonio (1682-1752)

Formerly attributed to Menendez, Miguel Jacinto (1679-1734)

Pen and brown ink and dark grey-brown ink with grey-black wash on paper

height: 29.6 cm; width: 19.9 cm

Inscription
Inscription, in graphite, top centre, recto:
(II)
Inscription, in pencil, lower edge, verso:
PHILIP V OF SPAIN---BY MELENDEZ
Inscription, in pencil, upper edge, verso:
--Tr-- [retrato?] Felipe Vo por Menendez
Inscription, in pencil, verso, Witt inventory number:
327

Acquisition
Witt, Robert Clermont (Sir); bequest; 1952
D.1952.RW.327

Copyright: © The Samuel Courtauld Trust, The Courtauld Gallery, London