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Y aun no se van! (And still they don't go!); Caprichos 59

(Spanish, 1746–1828)
1797–98
Medium/TechniqueEtching, burnished aquatint, and burin; working proof
DimensionsPlatemark: 21.9 x 15.2 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. Paul Bernat and the M. and M. Karolik Fund
Accession number1973.718
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsInscribed l.c. within pm in red chalk: La Trampa [the trap], this crossed out in pen and brown ink and written: Salga lo qe sa - / liere [Let come out what will]; in pen and brown ink, u.r. corner, within pm: 6 and u.r. corner: P 59. Later inscriptions: u.l. in black chalk: 59; l.l. in graphite: D.96 I Et encore ils ne s'en vout pas! ; l.r.in graphite: . C 19768 [Colnaghi stock no. ]. Verso: in graphite: A.S 169F;
ProvenanceProbably Ricardo de los Rios (b. 1846–d. 1929), Paris. ? 1930 through 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)