Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker. He is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. His paintings, drawings, and engravings reflected contemporary historical upheavals and influenced important 19th- and 20th-century painters. Goya is often referred to as the last of the Old Masters and the first of the moderns. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of Western art. March 30, 1746 – April 16, 1828; died at 82. Alive at the same time as Abraham Lincoln, Charles Darwin, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Immanuel Kant. Wiki link