The Arrival of King Charles III at the Royal Palace of Aranjuez,

ca. 1773?

formerly attributed to Juan Minguet, Spanish, 1737 - ca. 1804
formerly attributed to Pablo Minguet y Irol, Spanish, active 1737–1753, died ca. 1801

Domingo de Aguirre completed a series of watercolors of the royal palace at Aranjuez, which were later engraved by artists at the Real Academia in Madrid. This drawing was attributed to Pablo Minguet (active 1737-1753) and then later to Juan Minguet (1737-ca. 1804) as Pablo's work demonstrates his skill with printing techniques and Juan worked on a series of engravings after drawings by de Aguirre, however, neither Minguet was known for architectural drawings, such as the subject of this sheet. The composition of this sheet resembles a print created after a drawing by de Aguirre, which shows the palace from a similar angle.

Adapted from: Lisa A. Banner, Spanish Drawings in the Princeton University Art Museum, (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Art Museum, 2012).

• "Acquisitions 1970", Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University 30, no. 1 (1971): p. 22-30.
• Lisa A. Banner, Spanish Drawings in the Princeton University Art Museum, (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Art Museum, 2012)., p. 10, cat. no. 3; p. 11 (illus.)