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Con razon ó sin ella. (Rightly or Wrongly); from Fatales consequencias de la sangrienta guerra en España con Buonaparte. Y otros caprichos enfaticos (Fatal Consequences of the bloody war in Spain with Bonaparte. And other emphatic caprices [Disasters of War], plate 2

(Spanish, 1746–1828)
Drawn and etched 1811-1812, published 1863
Medium/TechniqueEtching, lavis (direct tonal etching) over sand or salt aquatint, drypoint, scraping, and burnishing; working proof
DimensionsPlatemark: 15 x 20.9 cm (5 7/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
Sheet: 21.3 x 31.7 cm (8 3/8 x 12 1/2 in.)
Credit Line1951 Purchase Fund
Accession number51.1623
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsIn graphite, u.r. 2; engraved, l.l.: 36; u.r. corner, graphite (later hand): Total 75 (the 5 written over 8); Verso: in graphtie: 2 within circle
Provenance1863, sold by Valentín Carderera y Solano (b. 1796–d. 1880), Madrid, to Sir William Stirling Maxwell (b. 1818–d. 1878), Keir House, Scotland; 1878, by inheritance to his son, Brigadier General Archibald Stirling (b. 1867–d. 1931), Keir House; 1931, by inheritance to his son, Lieutenant Colonel William Joseph Stirling (b. 1911–d. 1983), Keir House; September 13, 1951, sold by William Joseph Stirling, through Colnaghi & Co. and Philip Hofer (b. 1898–d. 1984), Cambridge, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 13, 1951)
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1811- 12; this set printed about 1862; whole series first published posthumously 1863
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1816-19 published 1864
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1811-12, this set printed 1862; whole series first published posthumously 1863
Disparate Claro (Evident Folly); from the "Disparates" series, plate 15
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1816-19
Soldiers Frightened by a Phantom, from a once bound set of  "Disparates" [also known as Proverbios], plate 2
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1816-19; printed about 1848- 54