Ni asi la distingue (Even Thus He Cannot Make Her Out)
in or before 1799
Medium
etching, aquatint and drypoint on laid paper [proof before letters]
Dimensions
plate: 20 x 15.1 cm (7 7/8 x 5 15/16 in.) sheet: 26.5 x 20.1 cm (10 7/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1953.6.69
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 ...