Portrait of Aureliano Beruete the Elder
by SOROLLA Y BASTIDA, Joaquín, Oil on canvas, 116 x 111 cm
Sorolla made portraits of the painter, Aureliano de Beruete, on several occasions. The sitter’s seated position, turned almost in profile, is customary in many of Sorolla’s portraits. The companion piece of the painting represents the portrait of Beruete’s wife.