BAYEU Y SUBIAS, Francisco
(b. 1734, Zaragoza, d. 1795, Madrid)

Lunch on the Field

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Oil on canvas, 37 x 56 cm
Museo del Prado, Madrid

Bayeu supervised the preparation of cartoons for the royal tapestry factory, which had been founded by Philip V, but was not finally organised until 1775. This painting is a sketch to a tapestry painted in Rococo style.