Victor Guye
Francisco Goya
1810
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 103.5 x 84.5 cm (40 3/4 x 33 1/4 in.) framed: 133 x 111.1 x 7.6 cm (52 3/8 x 43 3/4 x 3 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CIS-B
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of William Nelson Cromwell
Accession Number
1956.11.1
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 ...