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The Proverbs: Two Heads are Better than One or Poor Folly, Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746–1828), Public domain

The Proverbs: Two Heads are Better than One or Poor Folly

Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746–1828) · 1816–1823 (printed c. 1863) · etching, aquatint, drypoint and engraving

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The Proverbs: Two Heads are Better than One or Poor Folly is a CC0 illustration by Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746–1828), dated 1816–1823 (printed c. 1863). Etching, aquatint, drypoint and engraving. The file comes from Cleveland Museum of Art.

“The Proverbs: Two Heads are Better than One or Poor Folly” (1816–1823 (printed c. 1863)) may be a court portrait or one of the darker printed series, the Caprichos and the Disasters of War. The title tells you which.

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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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