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A caza de dientes. (Out hunting for teeth); Caprichos 12

A caza de dientes. (Out hunting for teeth); Caprichos 12

(Spanish, 1746–1828)
1797–98
Medium/TechniqueEtching and burnished aquatint, working proof
DimensionsPlatemark: 21.9 x 15.3 cm (8 5/8 x 6 in.)
Sheet: 26.3 x 20 cm (10 3/8 x 7 7/8 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Paul Singer and Henry Lusardi and by exchange from the Maria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession number1973.709
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Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsLater inscriptions: u.r. in graphite: 12; Verso: in graphite, state description acccording to Delteil and in hand of Hofer: bot P. Prouté Paris / March 1953 for f 600; sticker of Frances Hofer
ProvenanceJoaquín Ballester y Ballester (b. 1740–d. 1808), Valencia; by descent within the family to Mariano Ballester, Spain (1916-1981); after 1946 Ballester collection dispersed in Paris: P. Prouté, Paris; March 1953 Philip Hofer (b. 1898–d. 1984) and his wife, Frances L. Hofer (b. 1908–d. 1978), Cambridge, MA; 1974, sold by Mr. and Mrs. Hofer, through R. M. Light (dealer), Boston, to the MFA. (original vote June 13, 1973)


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
El de la royona. (Nanny's Boy); Caprichos 4
El de la royona. (Nanny's Boy); Caprichos 4
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1797–98
Ya tienen asiento. (They've already got a seat); Caprichos 25
Ya tienen asiento. (They've already got a seat); Caprichos 25
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1797-98
Las rinde el sueño. (Sleep overcomes them); Caprichos 34
Las rinde el sueño. (Sleep overcomes them); Caprichos 34
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1797–98
Brabisimo! (Bravissimo!); Caprichos 38
Brabisimo! (Bravissimo!); Caprichos 38
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1797–98
Y aun no se van! (And still they don't go!); Caprichos 59
Y aun no se van! (And still they don't go!); Caprichos 59
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1797–98
Si amanece; nos Vamos. (When day breaks, we will be off); Caprichos 71
Si amanece; nos Vamos. (When day breaks, we will be off); Caprichos 71
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1797–98
Pepe Illo haciendo el recorte al toro. (Pepe Illo making the pass of the "recorte"); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 29
Pepe Illo haciendo el recorte al toro. (Pepe Illo making the pass of the "recorte"); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 29
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1815–16
Mariano Ceballos, alias el Indio, mata el tot desde su caballo. (Mariano Ceballos, called "el Indio", kills the bull from horseback); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 23
Mariano Ceballos, alias el Indio, mata el tot desde su caballo. (Mariano Ceballos, called "el Indio", kills the bull from horseback); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 23
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1815–16
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
Esto es la verdadero (This is the Truth) ("Disasters of War", no. 82)
Esto es la verdadero (This is the Truth) ("Disasters of War", no. 82)
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1814–15
Bárbaros! (Barbarians!); Fatales consequencias de la sangrienta guerra en España con Buonaparte. Y otros caprichos enfaticos [Disasters of War], plate 38.
Bárbaros! (Barbarians!); Fatales consequencias de la sangrienta guerra en España con Buonaparte. Y otros caprichos enfaticos [Disasters of War], plate 38.
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1810–14