Spanish School (19th Century) - Sketch For A Monumental Portrait Of King Alfonso X El Sabio

- Gouache, tempera and oil paint on cardboard. - In the heat of romantic historicism, the Spain of Isabel II, determined to enter modernity, dedicated itself to the creation of the portrait gallery of all its kings, from the Visigoths to the Bourbons. In a complex execution project, with orders distributed among artists of various expertise, and despite the direction of the great Federico de Madrazo, only disjointed samples remain, distributed by town halls, provincial museums, courts, town halls and embassies. This project for a portrait of Alfonso Despite the absence of a signature, one cannot overlook a well-founded attribution to the painter Eduardo Gimeno, who signed the life-size portrait preserved in the collection of the National Museum of the Prado in Madrid (P004737). - Dimensions of the image without frame: 28 x 20 cm / 37 x 30 cm with a magnificent frame. - It comes from a private collection of paintings in Madrid. - Good general condition. Minimal defects. - This painting is a unique, original and irreplaceable work of art. - Galerie Montbaron includes a technical sheet drawn up by a qualified art historian with all its lots. This sheet is sent in digital format and on request.