John Young, Catalogue de la collection célèbre de tableaux de feu M. Jean-Jules Angerstein… (1823)
“ This picture escaped the destructive fire which took place at the Palace of Pardo; and the King on being assured of its safety, replied, then every other loss may be supported." In colouring, Titian is acknowledged to be the father of modern art: as a portrait painter, he enjoys no less celebrity; and he retains his claims to excellence, even in the presence of the works of Vandyke, Rembrandt, and Reynolds. ”
