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Witch on a Swing

Witch on a Swing

(Spanish, 1746–1828)
Drawn and etched 1824–28; printed 1859
Medium/TechniqueEtching, drypoint, and burnishing; posthumous impression
DimensionsPlatemark: 20.3 x 13.4 cm (8 x 5 1/4 in.)
Sheet: 25.6 x 18.5 cm (10 1/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession number1974.240
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceGottfried Eisler, Vienna (L. 805b); W.G Russell Allen (1882-1955, Boston), by whom given to MFA April 10, 1974
Guitarist Among a Background of Demons
Guitarist Among a Background of Demons
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1824–28; printed by 1890
Tampoco (Nor This) "Disasters of War" plate 36
Tampoco (Nor This) "Disasters of War" plate 36
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1810–14, published 1892
Witch on a Swing
Witch on a Swing
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1824–28; printed 1954
Woman Carried off by a Horse Disparates [Proverbios, 10]
Woman Carried off by a Horse
Disparates [Proverbios, 10]
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1816–1819; printed about 184 8-1854
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
Image Not Available for 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
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
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1811- 12; this set printed about 1862; whole series first published posthumously 1863
Tristes presentimientos de lo que ha de acontecer. (Sad forebodings of what is to happen); from bound set of the first edition of "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 1
Tristes presentimientos de lo que ha de acontecer. (Sad forebodings of what is to happen); from bound set of the first edition of "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 1
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1813-15; published 1863
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 Fuerte cosa es ! (This is too much!); Fatales consequencias de la sangrienta guerra en España con Buonaparte. Y otros caprichos enfaticos [Disasters of War], plate 31.
Fuerte cosa es ! (This is too much!); Fatales consequencias de la sangrienta guerra en España con Buonaparte. Y otros caprichos enfaticos [Disasters of War], plate 31.
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1810–14; 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 Por una navaja. (For [carrying] a knife); Fatales consequencias de la sangrienta guerra en España con Buonaparte. Y otros caprichos enfaticos [Disasters of War], plate 34.
Por una navaja. (For [carrying] a knife); Fatales consequencias de la sangrienta guerra en España con Buonaparte. Y otros caprichos enfaticos [Disasters of War], plate 34.
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1810–14; whole series first published posthumously 1863
Tampoco. (Nor this); Fatales consequencias de la sangrienta guerra en España con Buonaparte. Y otros caprichos enfaticos [Disasters of War], plate 36.
Tampoco. (Nor this); Fatales consequencias de la sangrienta guerra en España con Buonaparte. Y otros caprichos enfaticos [Disasters of War], plate 36.
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1810–14; whole series first published posthumously 1863