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Maja Against a Background of Demons

Maja Against a Background of Demons

(Spanish, 1746–1828)
(American, 1907–1973)
1824–28, printed 1954
Medium/TechniqueEtching and aquatint
DimensionsPlatemark: 19.1 x 12.3 cm (7 1/2 x 4 13/16 in.); Sheet: 31 x 22 cm (12 3/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Eleanor A. Sayre
Accession number2002.530
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsVerso in blue ink (hand of E. Sayre): This impression pulled on / old paper by Ture / Bengtz, Boston, 1954
ProvenanceEleanor A. Sayre, Cambridge, MA; bequest to MFA October 23, 2002
El si pronouncian y la mano alargan/ Al primero que llega. (They say "yes" and give their hand to the first who comes); Plate 2 bound into "Los Caprichos"
El si pronouncian y la mano alargan/ Al primero que llega. (They say "yes" and give their hand to the first who comes); Plate 2 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98; published 1799
Que viene el Coco. (The bogeyman is coming); Plate 3 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Que viene el Coco. (The bogeyman is coming); Plate 3 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98; published 1799
El de la rollona (Nanny's Boy); Plate 4 bound into "Los Caprichos"
El de la rollona (Nanny's Boy); Plate 4 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98; published 1799
Tal para qual. (Two of a Kind); Plate 5 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Tal para qual. (Two of a Kind); Plate 5 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98; published 1799
Nadie se conoce. (Nobody knows anybody, including himself); Plate 6 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Nadie se conoce. (Nobody knows anybody, including himself); Plate 6 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98; published 1799
Ni asi la disintingue. (He cannot make her out even this way); Plate 7 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Ni asi la disintingue. (He cannot make her out even this way); Plate 7 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98; published 1799
Que se la llevaron. (They have carried her off!) Plate 8 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Que se la llevaron. (They have carried her off!) Plate 8 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98; published 1799
Tantalo. (Tantalus); Plate 9 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Tantalo. (Tantalus); Plate 9 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98; published 1799
El amor y la muerte. (Love and Death); Plate 10 bound into "Los Caprichos"
El amor y la muerte. (Love and Death); Plate 10 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98; published 1799
Muchachos al avío. (Lads Making Ready); Plate 11 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Muchachos al avío. (Lads Making Ready); Plate 11 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98; published 1799
A caza de dientes. (Out hunting for teeth); Plate 12 bound into "Los Caprichos"
A caza de dientes. (Out hunting for teeth); Plate 12 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98; published 1799
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