Manchester Art Gallery

Obsequio á el Maestro (A gift for the master)

Francisco Goya Y Lucientes, 1746 - 1828



Obsequio á el Maestro (A gift for the master)

Francisco Goya Y Lucientes 1746 - 1828

Summary

A group of witches are kneeling to the left, with the witch in the center is holding out the figure of an infant to a standing figure to the right. On the left foreground a witch is looking up at the standing figure. They are all wearing drapery clothing, some of which have hoods covering their heads. Two indistinct figures can be seen to the left background. Another indistinct figure can be seen in the shadows on the right underneath the standing figure.


Object Name

Obsequio á el Maestro (A gift for the master)

Creators Name

Francisco Goya Y Lucientes

Date Created

1799

Dimensions

plate mark: 21.4cm x 14.8cm
support: 32cm x 22.2cm

accession number

1983.861

Collection Group

fine art
on paper, print
foreign

Place of creation

Spain

Support

paper

Medium

ink (black)

Credit

Purchased with the assistance of the Bostock Will Trust and the National Art Collections Fund.

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