Manuel Godoy as founder of the Pestalozzi Institute, Agustín Esteve, circa 1806

The work represents the spanish politician manuel godoy (1767-1851), who was a servant of king charles iv of spain, as founder of the royal military institute pestalozziano, which was created in 1805 at the wish of manuel gogoy and dissolved in 1808, just three years after its creation. Object Type: painting. Date: circa 1806. Dimensions: height: 242.8 cm (95.5 in); width: 168.7 cm (66.4 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Museu de Belles Arts de València. Manuel Godoy com a fundador de l'Institut Pestalozzi, Agustí Esteve Marqués, Museu de Belles Arts de València