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What If the Pupil Knows More? (Si sabrà mas el discipulo?) Caprichos 37

What If the Pupil Knows More? (Si sabrà mas el discipulo?)
Caprichos 37

(Spanish, 1746–1828)
1797–1799
Medium/TechniqueEtching, aquatint with burnishing, and engraving (first edition)
DimensionsPlatemark: 21.5 x 15 cm (8 7/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Sheet: 29 x 19.5 cm (11 7/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
Credit LineKatherine E. Bullard Fund in memory of Francis Bullard
Accession number2004.586
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsUpper right in engraving within platemark: 37.; lower center in engraving: title
ProvenanceSold by Arsène Bonafous-Murat (dealer), Paris, to Hill-Stone, Inc. (dealer), New York; 2004, sold by Hill-Stone to the MFA. (Purchased September 22, 2004)
Carlos V. lanceando un toro en la plaza de Valladolid. (Carlos V spearing a bull in the Valladolid plaza); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 10
Carlos V. lanceando un toro en la plaza de Valladolid. (Carlos V spearing a bull in the Valladolid plaza); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 10
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1815–16
Ruega por Ella (She Prays for Her) (Caprichos 31)
Ruega por Ella (She Prays for Her) (Caprichos 31)
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797-98, published 1799
Otro modo de cazar á pie. (Another way of hunting on foot); "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 2
Otro modo de cazar á pie. (Another way of hunting on foot); "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 2
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1815–1816
El amor y la muerte. (Love and Death); Caprichos 10
El amor y la muerte. (Love and Death); Caprichos 10
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1797–1799
A Bad Night (Mala noche.) Caprichos 36
A Bad Night (Mala noche.)
Caprichos 36
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1797–1799
Can't Anyone Untie Us? (¿No hay quien nos desate?) Caprichos 75
Can't Anyone Untie Us? (¿No hay quien nos desate?)
Caprichos 75
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1797–1799
Tristes presentimientos de lo que ha de acontecer. (Sad forebodings of what is to happen); from bound set of the first edition of "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 1
Tristes presentimientos de lo que ha de acontecer. (Sad forebodings of what is to happen); from bound set of the first edition of "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 1
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1813-15; published 1863
To Rise and to Fall (Subir y bajar.) Caprichos 56
To Rise and to Fall (Subir y bajar.)
Caprichos 56
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1797–1799
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 about 1815–16; published 1816
Con razon ó sin ella. (Rightly or Wrongly); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 2
Con razon ó sin ella. (Rightly or Wrongly); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 2
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1811-12; published 1863
Que valor! (What courage!); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 7
Que valor! (What courage!); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 7
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1811-12, published 1863
Fuerte cosa es! (This is too much!); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 31
Fuerte cosa es! (This is too much!); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 31
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1810–14; published 1863