Buen Viage (Bon Voyage)
1799
Medium
etching, aquatint, and engraving with burnishing on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 21.8 x 15.2 cm (8 9/16 x 6 in.) sheet: 29.6 x 21.5 cm (11 5/8 x 8 7/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Ruth B. Benedict
Accession Number
1994.60.25
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 ...