Why it matters
Goya painted El sueño (The Dream) for his friend the merchant Sebastián Martínez. The success of this commission helped persuade him to take on a new series of royal tapestry cartoons.
Did you know?
- It dates from 1790–1793.
- Goya had become painter to the king's chamber in 1789.
- It was painted alongside Women Conversing.
Based on the French Wikipedia article El sueño (CC BY-SA 4.0).
