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She Prays for Her (Ruega por ella.), Caprichos 31

She Prays for Her (Ruega por ella.), Caprichos 31

(Spanish, 1746–1828)
1797–1798
Medium/TechniqueEtching, aquatint with burnishing, and touches of pen and brown ink (working proof)
DimensionsPlatemark: 21.9 x 15.2 cm (8 5/8 x 6 in.)
Sheet: 31.9 x 22.5 cm (12 9/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by the Ian Woodner Family Foundation and by exchange from the 1951 Purchase Fund
Accession number1973.713
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsLater inscriptions and stamps: Upper left in graphite: Pl 31
ProvenanceProbably Ricardo de los Rios (b. 1846–d. 1929), Paris. ? 1930 through Marcel Guiot and Colnaghi to Philip Hofer (b. 1898–d. 1984) NY; Philip Hofer and his wife, Frances L. Hofer (b. 1908–d. 1978), Cambridge, MA; 1974, sold by Mr. and Mrs. Hofer, through Robert M. Light (dealer), Boston, to the MFA. (original vote June 13, 1973)
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
Will She Rise Again? (Se resucitará?) Disasters of War 80
Will She Rise Again? (Se resucitará?)
Disasters of War 80
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1813–1814
Otro modo de cazar á pie. (Another way of hunting on foot); "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 2
Otro modo de cazar á pie. (Another way of hunting on foot); "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 2
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1815–1816
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
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
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