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Disparate de Bestia (Animal Folly); plate from the "Disparates" (Follies) series, published in "L'Art", 1877

Disparate de Bestia (Animal Folly); plate from the "Disparates" (Follies) series, published in "L'Art", 1877

(Spanish, 1746–1828)
Drawn and etched 1815–17; printed 1877
Medium/TechniqueEtching, burnished aquatint, and tonal scratches; posthumous impression
DimensionsPlatemark: 24.2 x 35.2 cm (9 1/2 x 13 7/8 in.)
Sheet: 30 x 42.8 cm (11 13/16 x 16 7/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession number1974.255
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsFor first edition of 1877, in burin, 1.1., "Goya. inv. et sc." / "L'Art.", b.c. "OTRA LEYES POR EL PUEBLO / (Autre lois pour le peuple)", l.r. "Fcois Lienard, Imp. Paris"
ProvenanceW.G. Russell Allen (1882-1955, Boston)
Disparate Claro (Evident Folly); from the "Disparates" series, published as Los Proverbios, plate 15
Disparate Claro (Evident Folly); from the "Disparates" series, published as Los Proverbios, plate 15
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1816-19; printed about 1848-1854
Restricted: For reference only
Disparate Claro (Evident Folly); from the "Disparates" series, plate 15
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1816-19 ; printed about 1848–54
Giant; from the "Disparates" series, plate 4
Giant; from the "Disparates" series, plate 4
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1816-19; printed about 1848 - 54
Man Being Mocked; from the "Disparates" series, published as Los Proverbios, plate 17
Man Being Mocked; from the "Disparates" series, published as Los Proverbios, plate 17
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1815–17; printed about 1848-1854
Dancing Giant; from the "Disparates" series, (Proverbios plate 4)
Dancing Giant; from the "Disparates" series, (Proverbios plate 4)
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1816–19; printed about 1848–54
Disparate Pobre (Poor Folly); from the "Disparates" series, plate 11
Disparate Pobre (Poor Folly); from the "Disparates" series, plate 11
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1815–17; printed about 1848–54
Central figure
Man Being Mocked; from the "Disparates" series, plate 17
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1815–17; printed about 1848–54
Disparate de Bestia (Animal Folly); plate from the "Disparates" (Follies) series, published in "L'Art", 1877
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1815–17; printed 1877
Modo de Volar (A Way of Flying); from the "Disparates" series, published as Los Proverbios, plate 13
Modo de Volar (A Way of Flying); from the "Disparates" series, published as Los Proverbios, plate 13
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1815–17; printed about 1848-1854
Disparate Claro (Evident Folly); from the "Disparates" series, plate 15
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1816-19 published 1864
Woman Carried off by a Horse; from the "Disparates" series, plate 10
Woman Carried off by a Horse; from the "Disparates" series, plate 10
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1815–17; printed about 1863–64
Soldiers Frightened by a Phantom [Disparate de Miedo] (Fearful Folly); from the "Disparates" series, plate 2
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1815–17; published 1864