Tal para qual (Two of a Kind)
in or before 1799
Medium
etching retouched with stumped black chalk on laid paper [proof before letters]
Dimensions
plate: 19.9 x 15.1 cm (7 13/16 x 5 15/16 in.) sheet: 25.6 x 18 cm (10 1/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.4720
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 ...