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Disparate de Tontos (Fool's Folly) from the Disparates series

Disparate de Tontos (Fool's Folly) from the Disparates series

(Spanish, 1746–1828)
(French, 19th century)
Drawn and etched, 1816-19, printed about 1877
Medium/TechniqueEtching, aquatint, sulfur tint or lavis, emery stone and tonal scratches and burin, on off-white China paper, posthumous trial proof before L'Art printing
DimensionsPlatemark: 24.3 x 35.4 cm (9 9/16 x 13 15/16 in.) Sheet: 27.5 x 37.7 cm (10 13/16 x 14 13/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Eleanor A. Sayre
Accession number2002.520
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ClassificationsPrints
Provenanceby 2001, Eleanor A. Sayre (b. 1916–d. 2001), Cambridge, MA; October 23, 2002, bequest of Eleanor A. Sayre to the MFA. (Bequest to MFA, October 23, 2002)
Image Not Available for Disparate de Tontos (Fool's Folly); plate from the "Disparates" (Follies) series, published in "L'Art", 1877
Disparate de Tontos (Fool's Folly); plate from the "Disparates" (Follies) series, published in "L'Art", 1877
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1816-19; printed 1877
Disparate de Tontos (Fool's Folly); plate from the "Disparates" (Follies) series, published in "L'Art", 1877
Disparate de Tontos (Fool's Folly); plate from the "Disparates" (Follies) series, published in "L'Art", 1877
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1816- 19; printed 1877
Disparate Puntual (Precise Folly); from the "Disparates" series
Disparate Puntual (Precise Folly); from the "Disparates" series
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1815–17, Printed about 1877
Giant; from the "Disparates" series, plate 4
Giant; from the "Disparates" series, plate 4
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1816-19; printed about 1848 - 54
Disparate de Bestia (Animal Folly) for the Disparates series
Disparate de Bestia (Animal Folly) for the Disparates series
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1815–17; printed about 1877
Image Not Available for Giant; from the "Disparates" series, plate 4
Giant; from the "Disparates" series, plate 4
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1815–17; published 1864
Dancing Giant; from the "Disparates" series, (Proverbios plate 4)
Dancing Giant; from the "Disparates" series, (Proverbios plate 4)
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1816–19; printed about 1848–54
Image Not Available for Soldiers Frightened by a Phantom [Disparate de Miedo] (Fearful Folly); from the "Disparates" series, plate 2
Soldiers Frightened by a Phantom [Disparate de Miedo] (Fearful Folly); from the "Disparates" series, plate 2
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1815–17; published 1864
Disparate Claro (Evident Folly); from the "Disparates" series, published as Los Proverbios, plate 15
Disparate Claro (Evident Folly); from the "Disparates" series, published as Los Proverbios, plate 15
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1816-19; printed about 1848-1854
Modo de Volar (A Way of Flying); from the "Disparates" series, plate 13
Modo de Volar (A Way of Flying); from the "Disparates" series, plate 13
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1815–17; printed about 1863–64
Woman Carried off by a Horse; from the "Disparates" series, plate 10
Woman Carried off by a Horse; from the "Disparates" series, plate 10
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1815–17; printed about 1863–64
Disparate Pobre (Poor Folly); from the "Disparates" series, published as Los Proverbios, plate 11
Disparate Pobre (Poor Folly); from the "Disparates" series, published as Los Proverbios, plate 11
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1815–17; printed about 1848-1854