The Buffoon Don Juan of Austria (copy after Velázquez)
| Dating | 1893 - 1894 |
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| Material / technique | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 218 x 132 cm |
| Literature | Algemeen Handelsblad, December 7, 1894 Van der Pols-Harris, S., Old master paintings: an illustrated summary catalogue, Den Haag, Zwolle 1992, cat.no. 2615 |
| Exhibitions | Maastricht 1894 (November 25 - December 9), 'Goovaerts', cat. no. 36 Maastricht 1966 (Bonnefantenmuseum), 'H. Goovaerts' |
| Provenance | Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten Amsterdam 1948 purchase from Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten Amsterdam by present owner |
| Current residence | Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, objectnumber R78, residence Rijswijk |
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| Remarks | This is one of the copies Goovaerts made on commission of the Dutch State Academy of Art during his study trip through Southern Europe. The original painting by Diego Velázquez (about 1632) is in the Museo del Prado in Madrid. |