Goya executed several well-known portraits of the duchess, most of them during his stay at Sanlúcar de Barrameda (one of the Andalusian country seats of the House of Medina Sidonia) shortly after the death in 1796 of her husband, who was also the 15th Duke of Medina Sidonia.
Goya painted several notable portraits of the duchess while he was residing at Sanlúcar de Barrameda (one of the Andalusian country residences of the House of Medina Sidonia) shortly after her husband's demise in 1796, who also held the title of 15th Duke of Medina Sidonia.