Fuerte cosa es! (That's Tough!)
1810 / 1820
Medium
etching, aquatint, and drypoint with burnishing (proof) on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 15.5 × 20.3 cm (6 1/8 × 8 in.) sheet: 19.4 × 25.1 cm (7 5/8 × 9 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
The Ahmanson Foundation and Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund
Accession Number
2019.16.1
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 ...