The Third of May 1808

Francisco Goya

1814 · Oil on canvas · Museo del Prado, Madrid

Size2:3 ratio

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This print

The Third of May 1808

The Clothed Maja (La maja vestida)

The Nude Maja (La maja desnuda)

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About this work

Artist: Francisco Goya (1746–1828)
Year: 1814
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 268 × 347 cm
Collection: Museo del Prado, Madrid
Movement: Romanticism

A faceless firing squad of French soldiers levels its rifles at a group of Madrid citizens on the hill of Príncipe Pío, lit by a single square lantern on the ground. One man in a white shirt throws his arms wide; others cover their faces, pray or lie dead in their own blood. Goya painted it in 1814, after the French had left Spain, offering to commemorate the uprising of May 1808 and its brutal reprisal the following dawn. It is paired with The Second of May 1808, which shows the street fighting. There are no heroes in uniform and no classical composure; the victims are ordinary people and the killers are a machine. The painting has been in the Prado since 1834 and directly influenced Manet and Picasso.

This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A grave picture lit by one lantern, better in a study, office or serious hallway than a family room. Black frame on a dark wall at 16×24 or 24×36, hung alone; it does not belong on a gallery wall of lighter work.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Exhibition poster of a Romanticism painting
Era: 19th century (1814)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: cream & beige
Mood: grand
Rooms: hallway or entryway, study or library, home office, living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

Is The Third of May 1808 in the public domain?

Yes. Francisco Goya (1746–1828) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Museo del Prado.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Third of May 1808 painted, and in what medium?

The Third of May 1808 dates from 1814 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 268 × 347 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For The Third of May 1808 we'd choose 16×24.

About this design

A blockbuster-style exhibition poster of Goya's The Third of May 1808 — the whole harrowing nocturne shown uncropped on a deep ground from the work, under gallery typography. A founding image of modern art, made to hang like a museum print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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Gallery-grade archival giclée. Rich pigment inks on heavyweight fine-art paper (or gallery-wrapped canvas) — built to last, not a poster-shop print.

Arrives perfect or we reprint it — free. Every piece is made to order; if it shows up damaged or flawed we remake it, no return needed.

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