Joaquín María Ferrer por Francisco de Goya, Francisco Goya, 1824

Joaquín maría de ferrer y cafranga (1824) by francisco de goya a native of the basque province of guipúzcoa, ferrer made a fortune in latin american trade. His outspoken liberal views earned him a death sentence from ferdinand vii. Goya met him in paris, where he painted this portrait and a companion piece of his wife. The work is remarkable for its naturalness and directness of expression. The sitter appears to be lost in contemplation of the lines he is reading. Object Type: painting. Date: 1824. Dimensions: height: 73 cm (28.7 in); width: 59 cm (23.2 in). Medium: oil on canvas.