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The Ladies-in-Waiting ("Las Meninas"), after Velázquez

The Ladies-in-Waiting ("Las Meninas"), after Velázquez

(Spanish, 1746–1828)
(Spanish, 1599–1660)
about 1779–1785
Medium/TechniqueEtching, tonal etching with burnishing, drypoint, and roulette, on laid paper (working proof)
DimensionsPlatemark: 40.5 x 32.5 cm (15 15/16 x 12 13/16 in.)
Sheet: 46 x 35.4 cm (18 1/8 x 13 15/16 in.)
Credit Line1951 Purchase Fund
Accession number51.1699
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsLater inscriptions: u.l. in brown ink: R 4000 and illgegible number; u.r., brown ink: illegible letter and "#"; Verso: in graphite, notation, "The British Museum purchased the late Cowley's impresion from Mess.s Colnaghi for [pounds] 21 om 1860; in graphite: MFA accession number
ProvenanceGeneral John Meade (d. 1849), Madrid (?).Valentín Carderera y Solano (b. 1796–d. 1880), Madrid; 1863, sold by Carderera 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., London and Philip Hofer (b. 1898–d. 1984), Cambridge, MA, to the MFA.(Accession Date: September 13, 1951)
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
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
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1811-1812, published 1863
Disparate Alegre (Merry Folly); from the "Disparates" series, (Proverbios 12)
Disparate Alegre (Merry Folly); from the "Disparates" series, (Proverbios 12)
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1816–1819
Disparate Claro (Evident Folly); from the "Disparates" series, plate 15
Disparate Claro (Evident Folly); from the "Disparates" series, plate 15
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1816-19
Estragos de la Guerra. (Ravages of War); Fatales consequencias de la sangrienta guerra en España con Buonaparte. Y otros caprichos enfaticos [Disasters of War], plate 30.
Estragos de la Guerra. (Ravages of War); Fatales consequencias de la sangrienta guerra en España con Buonaparte. Y otros caprichos enfaticos [Disasters of War], plate 30.
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
about 1811-12
Caridad. (Charity); Fatales consequencias de la sangrienta guerra en España con Buonaparte. Y otros caprichos enfaticos [Disasters of War], plate 27.
Caridad. (Charity); Fatales consequencias de la sangrienta guerra en España con Buonaparte. Y otros caprichos enfaticos [Disasters of War], plate 27.
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1810
Banderillas with Firecrackers (Banderillas de fuego) Tauromaquia 31
Banderillas with Firecrackers (Banderillas de fuego)
Tauromaquia 31
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1815
El sueño de la razon produce monstruos. (The sleep [or "dream"] of reason produces monsters); Caprichos 43
El sueño de la razon produce monstruos. (The sleep [or "dream"] of reason produces monsters); Caprichos 43
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1797–1798
Y son fieras. (And they are wild beasts!); Fatales consequencias de la sangrienta guerra en España con Buonaparte. Y otros caprichos enfaticos [Disasters of War], plate 5.
Y son fieras. (And they are wild beasts!); Fatales consequencias de la sangrienta guerra en España con Buonaparte. Y otros caprichos enfaticos [Disasters of War], plate 5.
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1811-12
Tampoco. (Nor this.); Fatales consequencias de la sangrienta guerra en España con Buonaparte. Y otros caprichos enfaticos [Disasters of War], plate 36.
Tampoco. (Nor this.); Fatales consequencias de la sangrienta guerra en España con Buonaparte. Y otros caprichos enfaticos [Disasters of War], plate 36.
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1811–1812
Las mugeres dan valor. (The women give courage); 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 4.
Las mugeres dan valor. (The women give courage); 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 4.
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1811-1812
Modo de Volar (A Way of Flying); from the "Disparates" series, published as Los Proverbios, plate 13
Modo de Volar (A Way of Flying); from the "Disparates" series, published as Los Proverbios, plate 13
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1815–17; printed about 1848-1854
No se puede mirar. (One can't look.); Fatales consequencias de la sangrienta guerra en España con Buonaparte. Y otros caprichos enfaticos [Disasters of War], plate 26.
No se puede mirar. (One can't look.); Fatales consequencias de la sangrienta guerra en España con Buonaparte. Y otros caprichos enfaticos [Disasters of War], plate 26.
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
about 1811–1812