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Porque esconderlos? (Why hide them?); Plate 30 from "Los Caprichos"
Porque esconderlos? (Why hide them?); Plate 30 from "Los Caprichos"

Porque esconderlos? (Why hide them?); Plate 30 from "Los Caprichos"

Francisco Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)
Drawn and etched 1797–98, published 1799
Medium/TechniqueEtching, burnished aquatint and drypoint, impression from the first edition
DimensionsPlatemark: 21.5 x 15.5 cm (8 7/16 x 6 1/8 in.); Sheet: 29.4 x 20.8 cm (11 9/16 x 8 3/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Eleanor A. Sayre
Accession number2002.500
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ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceEleanor A. Sayre, Cambridge, MA; bequest to MFA, October 23, 2002
Buen Viage (Bon Voyage); Caprichos 64
Buen Viage (Bon Voyage); Caprichos 64
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98, published 1799
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
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
El mismo vuelca un toro en la plaza de Madrid. (The same person [i.e. "Martincho"] makes a bull turn in the Madrid ring); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 16
El mismo vuelca un toro en la plaza de Madrid. (The same person [i.e. "Martincho"] makes a bull turn in the Madrid ring); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 16
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1815–16, printed about 1921
Tantalo. (Tantalus); Plate 9 from the series "Los Caprichos"
Tantalo. (Tantalus); Plate 9 from the series "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
printed 1798; 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
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
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
Ya van desplumados. (There they go plucked (i.e. fleeced); Plate 20 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Ya van desplumados. (There they go plucked (i.e. 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
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