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The Portrait of Count-Duke de Olivares is a painting by Spanish artist Diego Velázquez finished in 1635. It is housed in the Hermitage Museum of St. Petersburg.The picture portrays Gaspar de Guzmán Count-Duke of Olivares Prime Minister of Spain during the reign of Philip IV. He is portrayed in half bust over a neuter background the face appearing tired and swollen markedly aged from the previous more famous equestrian portrait of Duke de Olivares also by Velázquez.
