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
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 ...