| Timeline |
| 1746 |
Born 30 March 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 until 1792 |
| 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 until 1797 |
| 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
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| 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 |
