Que valor! (What Courage!)

Francisco Goya

published 1863

Que valor! (What Courage!) by Francisco Goya

Medium

etching, aquatint, drypoint, engraving, and burnishing on wove paper

Dimensions

plate: 15.4 × 20.6 cm (6 1/16 × 8 1/8 in.) sheet: 24.1 × 29 cm (9 1/2 × 11 7/16 in.)

Classification

Print

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Gift of Christopher and Beverly With in memory of Karl and Gerda With

Accession Number

2015.141.8

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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