Alfonso XII

1878.
On display elsewhere

This is a portrait of Alfonso XII (Madrid, 1857–El Pardo, Madrid, 1885), King of Spain between 1875 and 1885. He bears upon his uniform of captain-general the collars of the Golden Fleece and Charles III, grand laureate cross and sash of Saint Ferdinand, and sash of Charles III. He is depicted in the throne room of the Royal Palace in Madrid.

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Inventory number: P007780
Author: Ferrant, Alejandro
Title: Alfonso XII
Date: 1878
Dimension: Height: 222 cm; Width: 160 cm
Provenance: Museo de Ultramar, until 1908; Museo de Arte Moderno, 1908–1971

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Orihuela, M. Pérez, L, EL Prado Disperso. Obras depositadas en las embajadas de Berna, Estocolmo, La Haya, Londres, Moscú, Rabat, Viena y en el consulado de Tánger. Viena, Boletín del Museo del Prado, XXXIII, 2015, pp. 144-154[152].

Díez, José Luis (dir.), Pintura del Siglo XIX en el Museo del Prado: catálogo general, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, 2015, pp. 185.