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Mascaras crueles (Cruel Masks) [recto]
1796/1797
- Dating
- Date range
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- brush and black ink and gray wash with scraping on laid paper
- Dimensions
- sheet: 23.7 × 15 cm (9 5/16 × 5 7/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1991.182.10.a
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Francisco Goya. Mascaras crueles (Cruel Masks) [recto]. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Mascaras crueles (Cruel Masks) [recto] — Francisco Goya. 1796/1797.
Medium: brush and black ink and gray wash with scraping on laid paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): sheet: 23.7 × 15 cm (9 5/16 × 5 7/8 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1991.182.10.a. Woodner Collection.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.