Lo Peor Es Pedir (The worst is to beg)
Francisco Goya Y Lucientes 1746 - 1828
Summary
A group of drawn figures face forward in the centre of the image. A cross-legged man, very thin and with sunken eye sockets, can be seen in the centre of this group. He is wearing a hat and has his arms bent at elbow and his hands clasped. On the left, a solitary female figure seems to be going right the group. Her back is turned and her head bowed allowing to see a bonnet and the V shape back of her fine dress. On the right, a male figure lies straight on the ground. There are two other figures, one of them a child, on the right-hand side of the group, and one on the left-hand side. On the left, a schematic male figure with a moustache can be seen in the distance.
Object Name
Lo Peor Es Pedir (The worst is to beg)
Creators Name
Date Created
1863
Dimensions
plate: 15.5cm x 20.5cm
support: 24.7cm x 33.6cm
accession number
1983.888
Collection Group
Place of creation
Spain
Support
paper
Medium
ink (brown)
Credit
Purchased with the assistance of the Bostock Will Trust and the National Art Collections Fund.
Legal
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