Ferdinand VII (1784–1833), When Prince of Asturias

Goya · ca. 1800

What you practise here

Goya: official portrait, fabrics and likeness

Start from the skull as a ball, place the brow line and the centre line, then check the thirds of the face before any detail. Compare angles, not features.

Public-domain artwork from a museum collection, reproduced for study. 100% real art — 0% AI.

Other artworks to study

Sebastián Martínez y Pérez (1747–1800) Josefa de Castilla Portugal y van Asbrock de Garcini (1775–about 1850) Ignacio Garcini y Queralt (1752–1825), Brigadier of Engineers Tiburcio Pérez y Cuervo (1785/86–1841), the Architect Self-Portrait Marie Emilie Coignet de Courson (1716–1806) with a Dog