Ridiculous Folly, from the 'Disparates' (Follies / Irrationalities), Francisco de Goya

Ridiculous Folly, from the 'Disparates' (Follies / Irrationalities)

Ridiculous Folly, from the 'Disparates' (Follies / Irrationalities) (museum title)

Francisco de Goya (Spanish) (1746-1828)

Movement: Romanticism
Date: c. 1815–1819
Medium: Etching, aquatint, drypoint
Dimensions: 24 × 35 cm
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0

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