Portrait by Goya of one of the most important enlightened politicians of 18th-century Spain. Of humble origins, his key role in the expulsion and extinction of the Jesuits elevated him to the rank of Secretary of State under Charles III and Charles IV. He was an emblem of royalism and enlightened despostism, typical of Bourbon reformism. Goya portrayed him on several occasions.
Collection: Images
Project: 5. Power and powers in the history of Europe: oligarchies, political participation and democracy.
Chronology: XVIII
Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate
Resource type: Image
Format: Oil on canvas (196 x 116,5 cm)
Source: Museo Nacional del Prado (Madrid)
Language: Spanish
Date: 1783
Owner: Raimundo A. Rodríguez Pérez (Modernalia)
Identifier: P003255
Copyright: Museo Nacional del Prado
Abstract: Power elites
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