Mendigos que se llevan solos en Bordeaux (Beggars Who Get about on Their Own in Bordeaux)
Francisco Goya
1824/1827
Medium
black chalk on greenish laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 19.4 x 14 cm (7 5/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Woodner Collection
Accession Number
1993.51.9
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 ...