Francisco de GoyaSpanish, 1746–1828A spearman
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “A spearman” now? Collection: Museo del Prado, Madrid. Unknown.
Madrid, Spain
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- P000744
In the catalog
Sources
- Wikidata
- Image: Museo del Prado — Francisco Goya · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
In the life of Francisco de Goya
The whole life1773–1823 · Workplace
Madrid
late 1792 – 1793
Grave illness and loss of hearing
An undiagnosed illness left Goya deaf; he found refuge in Cádiz with the collector Sebastián Martínez. After the illness his art grew darker and more pessimistic.
1795
Director of Painting at the Academy
He was elected Director of Painting at the Academy of San Fernando with a salary of 4,000 reales; that same year he painted portraits of the Duke and Duchess of Alba.
January – May 1796
Journey to Andalusia and the Sanlúcar Album
He traveled to Andalusia with the royal court; in May he stayed at the Alba family palace in Sanlúcar, where the Sanlúcar Album with his first studies from life came into being.
