Francisco de Goya
Two heads are better than one; [Disparate Pobre] (Poor folly), Plate 11 of Los Proverbios (Harris No. 258 III. First Edition)
About this artwork
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artist:Francisco de Goya (1746 - 1828) Spanish
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title:Two heads are better than one; [Disparate Pobre] (Poor folly), Plate 11 of Los Proverbios (Harris No. 258 III. First Edition)
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date created:Etched about 1815–1824; published 1864
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materials:Etching, burnished aquatint, drypoint and burin on paper
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measurements:Plate mark: 24.50 x 35.00 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1959
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accession number:P 2435.12
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Francisco de Goya
Francisco de Goya
Goya, born in Fuendetodos, Zaragoza, Spain, was an original and enigmatic artist, equally gifted as a painter and printmaker. His appointment in 1786 as painter to the Spanish King Charles IV followed a period in Madrid where he had moved from the north east of Spain. Goya's reputation was built on...