The Garroted Man
in or before 1780
Medium
etching and (burin?) on smooth wove paper [second edition impression printed about 1830]
Dimensions
plate: 32.7 × 21 cm (12 7/8 × 8 1/4 in.) sheet: 48.5 × 31.8 cm (19 1/8 × 12 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.4709
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 ...