GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de
(b. 1746, Fuendetodos, d. 1828, Bordeaux)

The Countess of Chinchón

1800
Oil on canvas, 216 x 144 cm
Museo del Prado, Madrid

This fragile woman is looking shyly to one side. She was forced into marriage with Godoy, the Queen's lover, and holds her hands protectively over her pregnant belly.




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