Old Woman on a Swing
Francisco Goya
1824/1828
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 18.7 × 12.1 cm (7 3/8 × 4 3/4 in.) sheet: 21.4 × 14.5 cm (8 7/16 × 5 11/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1950.17.88
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 ...