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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

(Spanish, 1746–1828)
Drawn and etched about 1815–17; printed about 1848–54
Medium/TechniqueEtching, aquatint, emery stone, and tonal scratches; posthumous impression
DimensionsPlatemark: 24.4 x 35.5 cm (9 5/8 x 14 in.)
Sheet: 27.2 x 37.7 cm (10 11/16 x 14 13/16 in.)
Credit LineLee M. Friedman Fund
Accession number65.404
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ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceHenri M. Petiet (b. 1894 - d.1980), Paris; 1965, sold by Henri M. Petiet to the MFA for $1,000. (Accession Date: March 10, 1965).
Image Not Available for Disparate de Tontos (Fool's Folly); plate from the "Disparates" (Follies) series, published in "L'Art", 1877
Disparate de Tontos (Fool's Folly); plate from the "Disparates" (Follies) series, published in "L'Art", 1877
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1816-19; printed 1877
Giant; from the "Disparates" series, plate 4
Giant; from the "Disparates" series, plate 4
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1816-19; printed about 1848 - 54
Dancing Giant; from the "Disparates" series, (Proverbios plate 4)
Dancing Giant; from the "Disparates" series, (Proverbios plate 4)
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1816–19; printed about 1848–54
Disparate de Tontos (Fool's Folly); plate from the "Disparates" (Follies) series, published in "L'Art", 1877
Disparate de Tontos (Fool's Folly); plate from the "Disparates" (Follies) series, published in "L'Art", 1877
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1816- 19; printed 1877
Modo de Volar (A Way of Flying); from the "Disparates" series, plate 13
Modo de Volar (A Way of Flying); from the "Disparates" series, plate 13
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1815–17; printed about 1863–64
Image Not Available for Soldiers Frightened by a Phantom [Disparate de Miedo] (Fearful Folly); from the "Disparates" series, plate 2
Soldiers Frightened by a Phantom [Disparate de Miedo] (Fearful Folly); from the "Disparates" series, plate 2
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1815–17; published 1864
Image Not Available for Giant; from the "Disparates" series, plate 4
Giant; from the "Disparates" series, plate 4
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1815–17; published 1864
Image Not Available for Modo de Volar (A Way of Flying); from the "Disparates" series, plate 13
Modo de Volar (A Way of Flying); from the "Disparates" series, plate 13
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1815–17; published 1864
Disparate Puntual (Precise Folly); from the "Disparates" series
Disparate Puntual (Precise Folly); from the "Disparates" series
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1815–17, Printed about 1877
Disparate de Tontos (Fool's Folly) from the Disparates series
Disparate de Tontos (Fool's Folly) from the Disparates series
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched, 1816-19, printed about 1877
Disparate de Bestia (Animal Folly) for the Disparates series
Disparate de Bestia (Animal Folly) for the Disparates series
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1815–17; printed about 1877
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