Keywords: Goya JoaquinFerrer.200.jpg Joaquín María de Ferrer y Cafranga 1824 by Francisco de Goya Oil on canvas A native of the Basque province of Guipúzcoa Ferrer made a fortune in Latin American trade His outspoken Liberal views earned him a death sentence from Ferdinand VII Goya met him in Paris where he painted this portrait and a companion piece of his wife The work is remarkable for its naturalness and directness of expression The sitter appears to be lost in contemplation of the lines he is reading http //www frick org/exhibitions/goya/images_portraits htm 1824 Creator Francisco de Goya y Lucientes Image Joaquín María Ferrer jpg PD-old-100 DEFAULTSORT Ferrer y Cafranga Joaquin Maria 19th-century politicians of Spain Heads of state 1824 paintings Mayors of Madrid 1840 Male portraits by Francisco de Goya 1824 portrait paintings 1824 in Paris Prime ministers of Spain |