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In the centre, a man holding a full glass of wine tries to flirt with the woman sat near him. She – presumably the sick man’s picnic companion – looks out at us, seemingly rejecting his advances. Another man leans on his hand, fast asleep. Behind him, three men are deep in conversation, as if plotting to take advantage of the situation – two look out at us, amused.
This sketch is one of a series of designs by Goya for tapestries intended to decorate the bedrooms of King Charles III of Spain’s daughters at the palace of El Pardo, outside Madrid.
Title
A Picnic
Date
1785-90
Medium
Oil on canvas
Measurements
H 41.3 x W 25.8 cm
Accession number
NG1471
Acquisition method
Bought, 1896
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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