Fuerte cosa es! (That's Tough!)

Francisco Goya

published 1863

Fuerte cosa es! (That's Tough!) by Francisco Goya

Medium

etching, burnished aquatint, and drypoint

Dimensions

plate: 15.2 × 20.5 cm (6 × 8 1/16 in.) page size: 24 × 33 cm (9 7/16 × 13 in.)

Classification

Print

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Rosenwald Collection

Accession Number

1943.3.4716.ee

About the Artist

Francisco Goya

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 ...

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