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La seguridad de un reo no exige tormento. (The custody of a criminal does not require torture)

La seguridad de un reo no exige tormento. (The custody of a criminal does not require torture)

(Spanish, 1746–1828)
about 1810–14
Medium/TechniqueEtching; posthumous impression
DimensionsPlatemark: 11.5 x 8.5 cm (4 1/2 x 3 3/8 in.)
Sheet: 25.3 x 18 cm (9 15/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession number1974.246
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ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceGottfried Eissler, (1862-1924), Vienna, stamp (L. 805b), verso; W.G. Russell Allen (1882-1955), Boston, bequest to MFA, Boston, stamp (not in L.) brown, verso
Guitarist Among a Background of Demons
Guitarist Among a Background of Demons
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1824–28; printed by 1890
Tan barbara le seguridad como el delito. (The custody is as barbarous as the crime)
Tan barbara le seguridad como el delito. (The custody is as barbarous as the crime)
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
about 1810–14
Sopla! (Blow!) (Caprichos 69)
Sopla! (Blow!) (Caprichos 69)
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Tristes presentimentos de lo que ha de acontecer (Sad Forebodings of What is to Happen) "Disasters of War" Plate 1
Tristes presentimentos de lo que ha de acontecer (Sad Forebodings of What is to Happen) "Disasters of War" Plate 1
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1820–23, published 1892
Disparate conocido (Well-known Folly); plate from the "Disparates" (Follies) series, published in "L'Art", 1877
Disparate conocido (Well-known Folly); plate from the "Disparates" (Follies) series, published in "L'Art", 1877
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1815–17; printed 1877
Disparate puntual (Precise Folly); plate from the "Disparates" (Follies) series, published in "L'Art", 1877
Disparate puntual (Precise Folly); plate from the "Disparates" (Follies) series, published in "L'Art", 1877
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1815–17; printed 1877
Title page
Disparate Femenino (Feminine Folly); from a set of "Disparates" [also known as "Proverbios",] plate 1
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1815–19; printed about 1848-1854
Andalusian Smuggler (Cloaked Man with Bull)
Andalusian Smuggler (Cloaked Man with Bull)
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1824–28; printed 1859
Tan barbara le seguridad como el delito. (The custody is as barbarous as the crime)
Tan barbara le seguridad como el delito. (The custody is as barbarous as the crime)
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
about 1810–14
Tan barbara le seguridad como el delito. (The custody is as barbarous as the crime)
Tan barbara le seguridad como el delito. (The custody is as barbarous as the crime)
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
about 1810–14
Si es delinquente q.e muera presto. (If he is guilty, let him die quickly)
Si es delinquente q.e muera presto. (If he is guilty, let him die quickly)
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
about 1810–14
Fiero Monstruo (Fierce Monster) (unpublished print for the Disasters of War)
Fiero Monstruo (Fierce Monster) (unpublished print for the Disasters of War)
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1820–23, printed mid-19th century