Francisco de Goya
Los Desastres de la Guerra
Biography
1746
Born Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes on March 30 in Fuendetodos, Spain
1760
Apprenticed to Jose Luzan, a local painter
1773
Marries the sister of the court painter, Francisco Bayeu, under whom he had received training in Madrid
1775
Paints cartoons (designs) for the royal tapestry factory in Madrid
1780
Elected a member of the Royal Academy of San Fernando, Madrid
1785
Appointed deputy director of painting at the Royal Academy of San Fernando
1786
Appointed painter to the king, Charles III
1789
Named court painter
1792
An illness leaves him permanently deaf
1795
Serves as director of painting at the Royal Academy
1799
Publishes the Caprichos
1808
Charles IV and his son Ferdinand are forced to abdicate in quick succession, Napoleon's brother Joseph is placed on the throne but Goya retains his position as court painter
1814
Ferdinand VII is restored on the throne after the expulsion of the invaders and Goya is pardoned for having served the French king
1824
Goes into voluntary exile in France
1828
Dies on 16 April in Bordeaux