Fuerte cosa es! (That's tough)
Fuerte cosa es! (That's tough)

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Fuerte cosa es! (That's tough),

1808/09–12, printed 1863

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, 1746–1828; born Fuendetodos, Spain; died Bordeaux, France
Published by Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Spanish, founded 1744
x1941-68

Information

Title
Fuerte cosa es! (That's tough)
Dates

1808/09–12, printed 1863

Maker
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
Published by Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
Medium
Etching, burnished aquatint, and drypoint
Dimensions
plate: 15.5 x 20.5 cm. (6 1/8 x 8 1/16 in.) sheet: 23.6 x 33.1 cm (9 5/16 x 13 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Frank Jewett Mather Jr. (?)
Object Number
x1941-68
Place Made

Europe, Spain, Madrid

Inscription
Numbered in plate, upper right corner: 31. Numbered in plate, lower left corner: 32 Titled in plate, lower center: Fuerte cosa es!
Marks/Labels/Seals
Watermark: JGO
Reference Numbers
Delteil 150; Harris 151
Culture
European, Spanish
Type
etchings, aquatints, prints
Materials
printing ink, wove paper
Techniques
etching (printing process), burnishing (polishing)
Subject
wars, swords, soldiers, deaths, trees, men, figures (representations)

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