Circle of Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Portrait of a María del Rosario Fernandéz, called 'La Tirana' (1755-1803).

Provenance

Richard Frank Heathcoat-Amory (1903-1957).

Sotheby's, London, 27 June 1962, lot 86, as 'F. Goya'.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby Parke Bernet, London, 8 July 1981, lot 150, as 'F. Goya'.
Giancarlo Baroni; (†) Sotheby's, New York, 1 February 2013, lot 186.

Exhibited

New York, Knoedler Gallery, Goya, 1934.

After the painting in the Museo de la Real Academia de San Fernando, Madrid. María del Rosario Fernández (Seville 1755 - 1803 Madrid), was a prominent Spanish actress. Her husband Francisco Castellanos was also an actor and was known as 'El Tirano' (The Tyrant) due to the roles he frequently played when they performed together. Rosario Fernández's nickname, 'La Tirana', was the female equivalent of this nickname.