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This Is How It Happened (Así sucedió.) Disasters of War 47
This Is How It Happened (Así sucedió.) Disasters of War 47

This Is How It Happened (Así sucedió.)
Disasters of War 47

Francisco Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)
1811–1812
Medium/TechniqueEtching and aquatint with burnishing (working proof)
DimensionsPlatemark: 15.6 x 20.9 cm (6 1/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
Sheet: 22.9 x 32 cm (9 x 12 5/8 in.)
Credit Line1951 Purchase Fund
Accession number51.1671
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsUpper right in graphite pencil: 47; lower left in etching: 33.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)
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
Banderillas with Firecrackers (Banderillas de fuego) Tauromaquia 31
Banderillas with Firecrackers (Banderillas de fuego)
Tauromaquia 31
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1815
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 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
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
They Do Not Want To (No quieren.) Disasters of War 9
They Do Not Want To (No quieren.)
Disasters of War 9
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1811–1812
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
No hay que dar voces. (It's no use crying out); Fatales consequencias de la sangrienta guerra en España con Buonaparte. Y otros caprichos enfaticos [Disasters of War], plate 58.
No hay que dar voces. (It's no use crying out); Fatales consequencias de la sangrienta guerra en España con Buonaparte. Y otros caprichos enfaticos [Disasters of War], plate 58.
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1812–14
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
She Prays for Her (Ruega por ella.), Caprichos 31
She Prays for Her (Ruega por ella.), Caprichos 31
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1797–1798
Lo que puede un Sastre! (What a tailor can do!); Caprichos 52
Lo que puede un Sastre! (What a tailor can do!); Caprichos 52
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1797–1798