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The Proverbs: Two Heads are Better than One or Poor Folly

Francisco de Goya · 1746–1828

Maximum print size

55.1 × 37.3 cm · 21.7 × 14.7 in

at 300 DPI from the 6,521 × 4,418 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 11×14 inch frame.

Frame: 61.0 × 45.7 cm · 24.0 × 18.0 in
Mat opening: 55.1 × 37.3 cm · 21.7 × 14.7 in
Mat border, sides: 3.0 cm · 1.2 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 4.3 cm · 1.7 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: 1816–1823 (printed c. 1863)
Medium: etching, aquatint, drypoint and engraving
Type: Print
Origin: Spain
Orientation: landscape
Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art ↗

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