Manchester Art Gallery

Farandula de charlartanes (Charlatan's show)

Francisco Goya Y Lucientes, 1746 - 1828



Farandula de charlartanes (Charlatan's show)

Francisco Goya Y Lucientes 1746 - 1828

Summary

A figure in clerical clothing and with the head of a parrot is kneeling at the foreground, facing the viewer with outstretched arms. There is a crowd behind, a mix of grosteque figures and animals. There is a parrot perched to the top left and a dark shadow in the background to the right.


Object Name

Farandula de charlartanes (Charlatan's show)

Creators Name

Francisco Goya Y Lucientes

Date Created

1863

Dimensions

plate mark: 16.9cm x 21.6cm
support: 24.6cm x 34cm

accession number

1983.898

Collection Group

fine art
on paper, print
foreign

Place of creation

Madrid

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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