The Swing. Page 21 from the Madrid Album, 1796–97, Brush, indian ink, and gray wash on laid Netherlandish paper, 9-5/16 x 5-3/4 in. (23.7 x 14.61cm), Drawings, Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux), A subject favored by artists of the Rococo school (notably Fragonard), the playful motion of a young woman on a swing suggests the drama of amorous courtship. Goya depicted such a swing in a tapestry design for the palace of the crown prince and princess in Madrid and in a painting for the country house of the duke and duchess of Osuna
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