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Goya had the title of painter of the King of Spain (pintor del rey). It is therefore not surprising that he made some portraits of Charles IV ... and also of the lover of the queen. Having come to power through the bed of the queen, Don Manuel Godoy became the strongman of the regime, with the title and functions of prime minister. Sotheby's is selling in London on July 8 an equestrian portrait…