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1631–1632 · Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of the Jester Calabazas

Diego VelázquezWikidata

painting by Diego Velázquez (Spanish, 1599-1660) (1965.15)

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Date
1631–1632 (known to the decade)Wikidata
Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1631–32
Medium
oil on canvasCleveland Museum of Art
Wikidata: Oil paint on canvas
Dimensions
175 × 106 cmCleveland Museum of Art
Wikidata: 175 × 106 cm
Collection
Cleveland Museum of Art, ClevelandWikidata
Gallery
212 Baroque Painting and SculptureCleveland Museum of Art
Genre
portraitWikidata
Materials
oil paint, canvasWikidata
Inventory no.
1965.15Wikidata
Credit line
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. FundCleveland Museum of Art
Exhibitions
  • Velázquez
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Provenance

Where it has been

  1. ca. 1631 – 32
    Royal Collections (Palacio del Beun Retiro, Madrid)
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “Royal Collections (Palacio del Beun Retiro, Madrid) (ca. 1631-32 - until at least 1808)”
  2. ? – possibly 1863
    Private Collection (Great Britain)
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “Private Collection (Great Britain) (- possibly 1863)”
  3. by 1867 – 1872
    Jean-Gilbert-Victor Fialin, Duc de Persigny, 1808-1872 (Paris, France) (sold, Hotel Drouot, Paris, April 4,1872, as "Le Fou," for 750 francs
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “Jean-Gilbert-Victor Fialin, Duc de Persigny, 1808-1872 (Paris, France) (sold, Hotel Drouot, Paris, April 4,1872, as "Le Fou," for 750 francs (by 1867 - 1872)”
  4. by 1881 –
    Maurice Cottier (died 1881), (Paris, France, and Château Cangé, Touraine.
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “Maurice Cottier (died 1881), (Paris, France, and Château Cangé, Touraine. (by 1881)”
  5. by 1906 – 1915
    Sir George Donaldson (1845-1925) London, England, and Brighton, England, sold to Herbert Frederick Cook, 1915.
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “Sir George Donaldson (1845-1925) London, England, and Brighton, England, sold to Herbert Frederick Cook, 1915. (by 1906 - 1915)”
  6. 1915 – 1939
    Herbert Frederick Cook, later 3rd Baronet, 1868-1939 (Richmond, England), by inheritance to Francis Ferdinand Maurice Cook, 1939.
    purchase
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “Herbert Frederick Cook, later 3rd Baronet, 1868-1939 (Richmond, England), by inheritance to Francis Ferdinand Maurice Cook, 1939. (1915-1939)”
  7. 1939 –
    Francis Ferdinand Maurice Cook, 4th Baronet, 1907-1978 since 1956 (sold, Christie's, London, March 19, 1965, lot 104, through Thomas Agnew & Sons (London, England) to the Cleveland Museum of Art.
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “Francis Ferdinand Maurice Cook, 4th Baronet, 1907-1978 since 1956 (sold, Christie's, London, March 19, 1965, lot 104, through Thomas Agnew & Sons (London, England) to the Cleveland Museum of Art. (1939-)”
  8. 1965 –
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1965-)”
  9. Dates unknown
    Cook collection
    medium confidenceWikidata · collection
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