# The Duchess of Alba Arranging Her Hair

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## Artwork

- Artist: [GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/goya-y-lucientes-francisco-de-r6b6a8d544225f4>)
- Date: 1801-1850
- Technique: Indian ink wash, 171 x 101 mm

## Commentary

The Duchess of Alba had been married to the Duke when she was thirteen; they had no children. The Duke died in 1796. His widow withdrew, as custom demanded, to one of her country estates, the summer residence of Sanlúcar in Andalusia. Goya followed her. Sketches, etchings and a painting are all the evidence we have of the months Goya spent with the young widow in Sanlúcar; nothing in writing, no allusions or anecdotes.

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## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)