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And His House Is on Fire (Ysele quema la Casa.) Caprichos 18

And His House Is on Fire (Ysele quema la Casa.)
Caprichos 18

(Spanish, 1746–1828)
1797–1799
Medium/TechniqueEtching and aquatint with burnishing and drypoint (in bound volume of pre-publication trial proofs)
DimensionsPlatemark: 21.9 x 15.4 cm (8 5/8 x 6 1/16 in.)
Sheet: 30 x 20 cm (11 13/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession numberB4165.18
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
Inscriptionsupper right in etching: 18.; lower center: title
ProvenanceWilliam Perkins Babcock (b. 1826–d. 1899), Paris; 1900, bequest of William Perkins Babcock to the MFA. (Acquired 12 June 1900.)
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
Fran.co Goya y Lucientes, Pintor (Frontispiece, pl. 1, bound into "Los Caprichos") (Francisco Goya, Painter, plate 1 of "Los Caprichos")
Fran.co Goya y Lucientes, Pintor (Frontispiece, pl. 1, bound into "Los Caprichos") (Francisco Goya, Painter, plate 1 of "Los Caprichos")
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched, 1797–98; published 1799
Que sacrificio! (What a sacrifice!); Plate 14 bound into "Caprichos"
Que sacrificio! (What a sacrifice!); Plate 14 bound into "Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98, published 1799
Ya van despumados. (There they go plucked(ie fleeced); Plate 20 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Ya van despumados. (There they go plucked(ie fleeced); Plate 20 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98, published 1799
Aquellos polbos. (That dust); Plate 23 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Aquellos polbos. (That dust); Plate 23 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98, published 1799
Si quebró el Cantaro. (Yes he broke the pot); Plate 25 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Si quebró el Cantaro. (Yes he broke the pot); Plate 25 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98, published 1799
Quien mas rendido? (Which of them is the more overcome?); Plate 27 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Quien mas rendido? (Which of them is the more overcome?); Plate 27 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98, published 1799
Chiton. (Hush); Plate 28 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Chiton. (Hush); Plate 28 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98, published 1799
Esto si que es leer. (That certainly is being able to read); Plate 29 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Esto si que es leer. (That certainly is being able to read); Plate 29 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98, published 1799
Porque esconderlos? (Why hide them?); Plate 30 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Porque esconderlos? (Why hide them?); Plate 30 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98, published 1799
Ruega por ella. (She prays for her); Plate 31 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Ruega por ella. (She prays for her); Plate 31 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98, published 1799
Al Conde Palatino. (To the Count Palatine); Plate 33 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Al Conde Palatino. (To the Count Palatine); Plate 33 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98, published 1799