Adelardo López de Ayala, Minister of Overseas Affairs, Rafael Benjumea, 1880
Portrait of the spanish playwright and politician adelardo lópez de ayala (1828-1879), who became minister of overseas during the reign of amadeo i of spain. The sitter shows off the great cross and band of the order of charles iii in its primitive design on his uniform. Object Type: painting. Date: 1880. Dimensions: height: 113 cm (44.4 in); width: 86 cm (33.8 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Museo del Prado. Adelardo López de Ayala, ministro de Ultramar (Museo del Prado)