Disparate puntual (Sure Folly)
in or after 1816
Medium
etching, aquatint and (drypoint?)
Dimensions
plate: 21.9 x 32.8 cm (8 5/8 x 12 15/16 in.) Overall: 28.1 x 38.8 cm (11 1/16 x 15 1/4 in.) image: 21.9 x 32.7 cm (8 5/8 x 12 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Print Purchase Fund (Rosenwald Collection)
Accession Number
1970.32.2
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 ...