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Con razon ó sin ella. (Rightly or wrongly); from Los Desastres de la Guerra (The Disasters of War). plate 2, mounted in a bound album

(Spanish, 1746–1828)
Drawn and etched about 1811- 12; this set printed about 1862; whole series first published posthumously 1863
Medium/TechniqueEtching, lavis (direct etching) over sand or salt aquatint, drypoint, scraping, and burnishing; posthumous trial proof, mounted in a bound album
DimensionsPlatemark: 15 × 29.9 cm (5 7/8 × 11 3/4 in.)
Sheet: 25.5 × 35.5 cm (10 1/16 × 14 in.)
Overall dimensins of bound volume: 42.5 × 34.5 × 5 cm (16 3/4 × 13 9/16 × 1 15/16 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Robert Storr and by exchange from the bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession number1973.732.2
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsEngraved l.l: 36, u.l.: 2; in graphite u.r. within pm.: 2, below image, outside pm.: Con razon ó sin ella. Various later cataloguing inscriptions in graphite on mount; some ascribed to Campbell Dodgson.
ProvenanceCharles Blanc; bought for 20 pounds from Colnaghi (or Christie's ), April 1863 by William Stirling, Keir (later Stirling-Maxwell); Archibald Stirling; Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hofer, Cambridge, MA; purchased through R. M. Light, Boston, June 12, 1974 (original vote June 13, 1973).
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
Con razon ó sin ella. (Rightly or Wrongly); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 2
Con razon ó sin ella. (Rightly or Wrongly); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 2
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1811-12; published 1863
Lo mismo. (Likewise); from Los Desastres de la Guerra (The Disasters of War), plate 3, mounted in a bound album
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1811-12; posthumous impression, 1862
Las mugeres dan valor. (The women give courage); from Los Desastres de la Guerra (Disasters of War), plate 4, mounted in a bound album
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1811-12, this set printed 1862; whole series first published posthumously 1863
Se defiende bien. (He defends himself well); Fatales consequencias de la sangrienta guerra en España con Buonaparte. Y otros caprichos enfaticos [Disasters of War], plate 78 (one of the "caprichos enfáticos").
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1814–15; whole series first published posthumously 1863
Bien te se está. (It serves you right); from "Los Desatres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 6, mounted in a bound album.
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1811-12; this set printed about 1862; whole series first published posthumously 1863
Soldiers Frightened by a Phantom, from a once bound set of "Disparates" [also known as Proverbios], plate 2
Soldiers Frightened by a Phantom, from a once bound set of "Disparates" [also known as Proverbios], plate 2
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1816-19; printed about 1848- 54
Esto es malo. (This is bad); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 46
Esto es malo. (This is bad); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 46
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1810–14; published 1863
Estragos de la Guerra. (Ravages of War); Fatales consequencias de la sangrienta guerra en España con Buonaparte. Y otros caprichos enfaticos [Disasters of War], plate 30.
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1811–12; whole series first published posthumously 1863
Qué hai que hacer mas ? (What more can be done?); Fatales consequencias de la sangrienta guerra en España con Buonaparte. Y otros caprichos enfaticos [Disasters of War], plate 33.
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1810–14; whole series first published posthumously 1863
Amarga presencia. (Bitter presence); Fatales consequencias de la sangrienta guerra en España con Buonaparte. Y otros caprichos enfaticos [Disasters of War], plate 13.
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1810–14; whole series first published posthumously 1863
Dura es el paso! (It's a hard step!); Fatales consequencias de la sangrienta guerra en España con Buonaparte. Y otros caprichos enfaticos [Disasters of War], plate 14.
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1810–14; whole series first published posthumously 1863