Dios se lo pague a vsted (May God Repay You)
probably c. 1804
Medium
etching, aquatint and drypoint on laid paper [trial proof printed posthumously before 1867]
Dimensions
plate: 17.5 × 21.8 cm (6 7/8 × 8 9/16 in.) sheet: 18.3 × 36.9 cm (7 3/16 × 14 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.4708
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 ...