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El Vergonzoso. (The Shamefaced One); Caprichos 54

El Vergonzoso. (The Shamefaced One); Caprichos 54

(Spanish, 1746–1828)
1797–98
Medium/TechniqueEtching and aquatint, working proof before letters
DimensionsPlatemark: 21.7 x 15.2 cm (8 9/16 x 6 in.)
Sheet: 26.2 x 18.1 cm (10 5/16 x 7 1/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession number97.1229
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsLater inscriptions:u.r. In graphite : 54; l.l: Vergonzoso
ProvenancePhilippe Burty (1830-1890), Paris, stamp (Lugt 413) sale of April 27, 1876 by Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, lot 694, Henry F. Sewall (b. 1816–d. 1896), New York (Lugt 1309); October 21, 1897, sold by Charles Sewall to the MFA. (Accession date: March 23, 2018)

NOTE:
Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized and executed in 1897, one year after his death.