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David Hockney was absolutely thrilled with Goya’s tapestry cartoons, works that nobody cultivated, nobody interesting, nobody of that calibre really likes. They think they’re frivolous. But David Hockney said: “I’d love to set up a tent for a fortnight in this room.” I thought that was great. That’s how you should be; that’s how you should understand what you have before you. It’s just that: knowing what you have in front of you.
She came to the Museo del Prado with a grant from the Juan March Foundation. In 1981, she secured the position of Conservator of Drawings and Prints of the Museo del Prado. She was later appointed Deputy Director of Conservation and Research (1981-1996), Member of the Royal Board of Trustees (1991-1996), and Head of the Department of Conservation of 18th Century Painting and Goya (2001-2018).
Interview recorded on June 28, 2018
