Portrait of Pedro de Salvador Carmona and his wife María García
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 1/16 × 12 5/16 in. (25.5 × 31.2 cm) Plate: 8 9/16 × 11 in. (21.8 × 28 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Massar Gift, 1986
Accession Number
1986.1002
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Art Historical Context
In the late 18th century, engraver Manuel Salvador Car (1734–1820) created this intimate double portrait of Pedro de Salvador Carmona— his father, a fellow sculptor and printmaker—and his wife, María García. Dated 1780, the etching and engraving captures the couple in a poised, elegant manner reflective of the Enlightenment era's refined portraiture, blending Rococo grace with emerging Neoclassical clarity. As part of a prominent family of artists in Madrid, Carmona's work highlights the interconnected world of Spanish artistic dynasties during the reign of Charles III. The medium of etching ...