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Image Not Available for Disparate Ridiculo (Ridiculous Folly); from the "Disparates" series, plate 3

Disparate Ridiculo (Ridiculous Folly); from the "Disparates" series, plate 3

(Spanish, 1746–1828)
Drawn and etched 1815–17; published 1864
Medium/TechniqueEtching, aquatint, emery stone, drypoint, and tonal scratching; posthumous first edition
DimensionsPlatemark: 24.7 x 35.8 cm (9 3/4 x 14 1/8 in.)
Sheet: 49.7 x 33.5 cm (19 9/16 x 13 3/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession number1974.224c
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ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceWilliam Bell Scott (no stamp)(1811-1890), England ; W.G. Russell Allen (1882-1955), Boston; bequest to MFA April 1974
Disparate Ridiculo (Ridiculous Folly); from the "Disparates" series, plate 3
Disparate Ridiculo (Ridiculous Folly); from the "Disparates" series, plate 3
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1815–17; printed about 1863–64
Image Not Available for Soldiers Frightened by a Phantom [Disparate de Miedo] (Fearful Folly); from the "Disparates" series, plate 2
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
Image Not Available for Giant; from the "Disparates" series, plate 4
Giant; from the "Disparates" series, plate 4
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1815–17; published 1864
Image Not Available for Modo de Volar (A Way of Flying); from the "Disparates" series, plate 13
Modo de Volar (A Way of Flying); from the "Disparates" series, plate 13
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1815–17; published 1864
Soldiers Frightened by a Phantom [Disparate de Miedo] (Fearful Folly); from the "Disparates" series, plate 2
Soldiers Frightened by a Phantom [Disparate de Miedo] (Fearful Folly); from the "Disparates" series, plate 2
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1815–17; printed about 1863–64
Image Not Available for Disparate Alegre (Merry Folly); plate 12, bound into first edition of Los Proverbios ("Disparates")
Disparate Alegre (Merry Folly); plate 12, bound into first edition of Los Proverbios ("Disparates")
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1816–19; published 1864
Las mugeres dan valor. (The women give courage); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 4 (bound set)
Las mugeres dan valor. (The women give courage); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 4 (bound set)
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1811-12; published 1863
Modo de Volar (A Way of Flying); from the "Disparates" series, plate 13
Modo de Volar (A Way of Flying); from the "Disparates" series, plate 13
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1815–17; printed about 1863–64
Image Not Available for Disparate de Tontos (Fool's Folly); plate from the "Disparates" (Follies) series, published in "L'Art", 1877
Disparate de Tontos (Fool's Folly); plate from the "Disparates" (Follies) series, published in "L'Art", 1877
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1816-19; printed 1877
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
Disparate Puntual (Precise Folly); from the "Disparates" series
Disparate Puntual (Precise Folly); from the "Disparates" series
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1815–17, Printed about 1877
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