Al Conde Palatino (To the Count Palatine)
in or before 1799
Medium
etching, aquatint, drypoint and burin on laid paper [proof before letters]
Dimensions
plate: 21.7 × 15.3 cm (8 9/16 × 6 in.) sheet: 26.3 × 20 cm (10 3/8 × 7 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1953.6.71
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Francisco Goya · 1746–1828
Francisco Goya, born on March 30, 1746, in the small Aragonese village of Fuendetodos, Spain, to a gilder father and a mother from a family claiming minor nobility, displayed artistic promise early. At age 14, he apprenticed under painter José Luzán y Martínez in Zaragoza, honing his skills by copying prints before working independently. After unsuccessful attempts to enter Madrid's Real Academia ...