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The Equestrian Portrait of Count-Duke of Olivares is a painting by Spanish artist Diego Velázquez finished in 1634. It is housed in the Museo del Prado Madrid.The subject of the picture is Gaspar de Guzmán Count-Duke of Olivares Prime Minister of Spain during the reign of Philip IV. He is portrayed riding a horse an honour generally reserved for monarchs at the time. He wears a plumed headgear and a gilt cuirass and holds a command baton.
