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
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 ...