El caballo raptor (The Horse-Abductor)
in or after 1816
Medium
etching, burnished aquatint and drypoint [trial proof printed posthumously circa 1854-1863]
Dimensions
plate: 24.5 x 35.7 cm (9 5/8 x 14 1/16 in.) sheet: 30.5 x 46.4 cm (12 x 18 1/4 in.) image: 21.1 x 31.9 cm (8 5/16 x 12 9/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1951.10.52
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 ...