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Tantalo. (Tantalus); Plate 9 bound into "Los Caprichos"

Tantalo. (Tantalus); Plate 9 bound into "Los Caprichos"

(Spanish, 1746–1828)
Drawn and etched 1797–98; published 1799
Place of PublicationMadrid, Spain
Medium/TechniqueEtching and burnished aquatint in bound set of eighty hand-colored etching and aquatints, with manuscript annotations
DimensionsOverall (each vol.): 23.5 x 17.8 x 1.2 cm (9 1/4 x 7 x 1/2 in.)
Other (Slipcase): 24.7 x 3.7 x 19.5cm (9 3/4 x 1 7/16 x 7 11/16in.)
Credit LineBequest of Eleanor A. Sayre
Accession number2002.496.9
On View
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ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceUnidentified collector's mark bottom of first plate each volume (fragment of "M": perhaps Gustave-François Morin, Rouen 1809-1886, painter [see Lugt 1178]; see also Lugt 1850); Eleanor A. Sayre, Cambridge, MA; her 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
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
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
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
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