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Bien tirada está. (It is nicely stretched); Caprichos 17

(Spanish, 1746–1828)
1797–98
Medium/TechniqueEtching, aquatint, and burin; working proof
DimensionsPlatemark: 21.9 x 15.3 cm (8 5/8 x 6 in.)
Sheet: 32 x 22.2 cm (12 5/8 x 8 3/4 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Mr. and Mrs. Guy W. Walker, Jr., and by exchange from Miss Ellen T. Bullard
Accession number1973.710
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsU.l.corner in red chalk: 1 (or just a diagonal line), u.r. corner in brown ink: 31 or 71; b.c. outside pm. in brown ink: Bien tirada está Later inscriptions: u.l in black chalk or graphite: 17; l.l. in graphite: L. D. 54, I "Il est bien tiré"; l.r. in graphite: C 19764 (Colnagni stock no.). Verso in graphite: AS 169 B
ProvenanceColnaghi, London; ? 1930 Philip Hofer (1898-1984) NY; Philip Hofer and his wife Frances L. Hofer (1908-1978) Cambridge, MA ; sold by Mr. and Mrs. Hofer to MFA through Robert M. Light, Boston, June, 1974 (original vote June 13, 1973)