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Charles II as Grandmaster of the Golden Fleece

1677 · Private collection

portrait

Carreo was appointed to the rank of court painter in 1671. Once installed as court painter, Carreo, like his illustrious predecessor Velázquez, devoted himself principally to portraiture. The physiognomy of Charles II as not inspiring, it revealed the consequences of six generations of inbreeding.

Charles II as Grandmaster of the Golden Fleece