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Tantalo. (Tantalus); Plate 9 from the series "Los Caprichos"
Tantalo. (Tantalus); Plate 9 from the series "Los Caprichos"

Tantalo. (Tantalus); Plate 9 from the series "Los Caprichos"

Francisco Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)
printed 1798; published 1799
Medium/TechniqueEtching and burnished aquatint, first edition impression
DimensionsPlatemark: 20.5 x 15 cm (8 1/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Sheet: 31 x 22.2 cm (12 3/16 x 8 3/4 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Eleanor A. Sayre
Accession number2002.498
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsEngraved, u.r.: 9; b.c. TantaloProvenancePhilip Hofer (b. 1898 - d. 1984), Cambridge, MA. Weyhe Gallery, New York. Eleanor A. Sayre (b. 1916 - d. 2001), Cambridge, MA; 2002, bequest of Eleanore Sayre to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 23, 2002)
Todos Caerán. (All will fall); Plate 19 from "Los Caprichos"
Todos Caerán. (All will fall); Plate 19 from "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98, published 1799
Porque esconderlos? (Why hide them?); Plate 30 from "Los Caprichos"
Porque esconderlos? (Why hide them?); Plate 30 from "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98, published 1799
Quien lo Creyera! (Who Would Have Thought It!) Plate 62 of "Los Caprichos"
Quien lo Creyera! (Who Would Have Thought It!) Plate 62 of "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98, published 1799
Buen Viage (Bon Voyage); Caprichos 64
Buen Viage (Bon Voyage); Caprichos 64
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98, published 1799
El mismo Ceballos montado sobre otro toro quiebra rejones en la plaza de Madrid (The same Ceballos mounted on another bull breaks short spears in the ring at Madrid); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 24
El mismo Ceballos montado sobre otro toro quiebra rejones en la plaza de Madrid (The same Ceballos mounted on another bull breaks short spears in the ring at Madrid); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 24
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1815–16, published 1816
No se puede mirar. (One can't look); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 26
No se puede mirar. (One can't look); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 26
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1810–14; published 1863
Que sacrificio! (What a sacrifice!); Plate 14 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Que sacrificio! (What a sacrifice!); Plate 14 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98; published 1799
Bellos Consejos. (Fine Advice); Plate 15 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Bellos Consejos. (Fine Advice); Plate 15 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98; published 1799
Dios la Perdone: Y era su madre. (For heaven's sake, and it was her mother); Plate 16 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Dios la Perdone: Y era su madre. (For heaven's sake, and it was her mother); Plate 16 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98; published 1799
Bien tirada está. (It is nicely stretched); Plate 17 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Bien tirada está. (It is nicely stretched); Plate 17 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98; published 1799
Ysele quema la Casa. (And his house is on fire); Plate 18 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Ysele quema la Casa. (And his house is on fire); Plate 18 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98; published 1799
Todos Caerán. (All will fall); Plate 19 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Todos Caerán. (All will fall); Plate 19 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98; published 1799