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Francisco Gómez de Quevedo y Villegas
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Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry
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Born September 17, 1580 • Madrid • Spain
Died September 8, 1645 (aged 64) • Ciudad Real • Spain
Notable Works “Dreams” • “La vida del buscón”
Movement / Style Golden Age

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Quevedo y Villegas, detail of an oil painting by an unknown Spanish artist; in Apsley House, London
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José Ángel Valente
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Rosario de Acuña
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