Explore the Ownership of this artwork.
While the Black Duchess may have been done at the subject's request, at the time of her death it remained in the possession of the artist. It was sold by Goya's son Javier and had various owners before being acquired in 1906 by Archer Milton Huntington and moved to the USA. It was presented to the Hispanic Society by Huntington in 1907, and has remained there.
In 2023 it was shown at the Royal Academy, London.
Archer Milton Huntington Royal Academy