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To Rise and to Fall (Subir y bajar.) Caprichos 56

To Rise and to Fall (Subir y bajar.)
Caprichos 56

(Spanish, 1746–1828)
1797–1799
Medium/TechniqueEtching and aquatint with burnishing (first edition)
DimensionsPlatemark: 21.5 x 15 cm (8 7/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Sheet: 30.5 x 20.3 cm (12 x 8 in.)
Credit LineStephen Bullard Memorial Fund
Accession number1999.272
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsUpper right in engraving: 56.; lower center in engraving: title
ProvenancePrivate collection.1999, sold by Paul Prouté (dealer), Paris, to the MFA. (Purchase date Sept. 16, 1999)
El amor y la muerte. (Love and Death); Caprichos 10
El amor y la muerte. (Love and Death); Caprichos 10
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1797–1799
A Bad Night (Mala noche.) Caprichos 36
A Bad Night (Mala noche.)
Caprichos 36
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1797–1799
Can't Anyone Untie Us? (¿No hay quien nos desate?) Caprichos 75
Can't Anyone Untie Us? (¿No hay quien nos desate?)
Caprichos 75
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1797–1799
Tristes presentimientos de lo que ha de acontecer. (Sad forebodings of what is to happen); from bound set of the first edition of "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 1
Tristes presentimientos de lo que ha de acontecer. (Sad forebodings of what is to happen); from bound set of the first edition of "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 1
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1813-15; published 1863
Carlos V. lanceando un toro en la plaza de Valladolid. (Carlos V spearing a bull in the Valladolid plaza); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 10
Carlos V. lanceando un toro en la plaza de Valladolid. (Carlos V spearing a bull in the Valladolid plaza); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 10
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1815–16
El mismo vuelca un toro en la plaza de Madrid. (The same person [i.e. "Martincho"] makes a bull turn in the Madrid ring); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 16
El mismo vuelca un toro en la plaza de Madrid. (The same person [i.e. "Martincho"] makes a bull turn in the Madrid ring); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 16
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1815–16; published 1816
Con razon ó sin ella. (Rightly or Wrongly); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 2
Con razon ó sin ella. (Rightly or Wrongly); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 2
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1811-12; published 1863
Que valor! (What courage!); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 7
Que valor! (What courage!); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 7
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1811-12, published 1863
Fuerte cosa es! (This is too much!); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 31
Fuerte cosa es! (This is too much!); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 31
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1810–14; published 1863
Tan poco.[Tampoco.] (So little / Nor this); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 36
Tan poco.[Tampoco.] (So little / Nor this); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 36
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1810–14; published 1863
Bárbaros! (Barbarians); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 38
Bárbaros! (Barbarians); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 38
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1810–14; published 1863
Tambien esto. (This, too...); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 43
Tambien esto. (This, too...); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 43
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1810–14; published 1863