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The Garrotted Man, Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, Public domain

The Garrotted Man

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes · 1778–80 · Etching in black ink on ivory wove paper

Public domain

Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.

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About this picture

The Garrotted Man is a public-domain illustration by Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, dated 1778–80. Etching in black ink on ivory wove paper. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.

“The Garrotted Man” (1778–80) may be a court portrait or one of the darker printed series, the Caprichos and the Disasters of War. The title tells you which.

About the artist

Francisco Goya (1746–1828) was a Spanish court painter who also made the Caprichos and the Disasters of War. The late pictures and prints are darker and more private than the portraits.

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