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Guitarist Among a Background of Demons

Guitarist Among a Background of Demons

(Spanish, 1746–1828)
Drawn and etched 1824–28; printed by 1890
Medium/TechniqueEtching and aquatint with posthumous (?) lavis, burnishing, burin, and drypoint; posthumous impression, before bevel; warm black ink, clean-wiped.
DimensionsPlatemark: 19 x 12 cm (7 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.
Sheet: 31.1 x 22.5 cm (12 1/4 x 8 7/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession number1974.243
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenancePhilippe Burty (1830-1890), Paris, stamp (L. 413) sale of April 27, 1876 by Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, lot 702. W.G. Russell Allen, Boston (1882-1955); bequest to MFA (accession date April 10, 1974)


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
Disparate de Tontos (Fool's Folly) from the Disparates series
Disparate de Tontos (Fool's Folly) from the Disparates series
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched, 1816-19, printed about 1877
Image Not Available for 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.
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
Image Not Available for 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.
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
Image Not Available for Amarga presencia. (Bitter presence); Fatales consequencias de la sangrienta guerra en España con Buonaparte. Y otros caprichos enfaticos [Disasters of War], plate 13.
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
Image Not Available for 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.
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
Image Not Available for Enterrar y callar. (Bury them and keep quiet); Fatales consequencias de la sangrienta guerra en España con Buonaparte. Y otros caprichos enfaticos [Disasters of War], plate 18.
Enterrar y callar. (Bury them and keep quiet); Fatales consequencias de la sangrienta guerra en España con Buonaparte. Y otros caprichos enfaticos [Disasters of War], plate 18.
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1810–14; whole series first published posthumously 1863
Amarga presencia. (Bitter presence); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 13
Amarga presencia. (Bitter presence); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 13
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1810–14; published 1863
Dura es el paso! (It's a Hard Step!); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 14
Dura es el paso! (It's a Hard Step!); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 14
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1810–14; published 1863
Enterrar y callar. (Bury them and keep quiet); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 18
Enterrar y callar. (Bury them and keep quiet); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 18
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1810–14; published 1863
Estragos de la Guerra. (Ravages of War); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 30.
Estragos de la Guerra. (Ravages of War); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 30.
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1811–12; published 1863
Que hai que hacer mas? [Qué hai que hacer mas?] (What more can be done?); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 33
Que hai que hacer mas? [Qué hai que hacer mas?] (What more can be done?); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 33
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1810–14; published 1863