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Hilan delgado. (They Spin Finely); Caprichos 44

Hilan delgado. (They Spin Finely); Caprichos 44

(Spanish, 1746–1828)
Drawn and etched 1797-98, published 1799
Medium/TechniqueEtching and aquatint, with drypoint and burin, on laid paper; first edition
DimensionsPlatemark: 21.5 x 15 cm (8 7/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Sheet: 31.9 x 22 cm (12 9/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds by exchange from the Gifts of Miss Katherine Eliot Bullard and the Bequest of Eleanor A. Sayre
Accession number2014.809
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsEngraved In plate u.r.: 44; b.c. Hilan delgado.
ProvenanceProbably in the United Kingdom or the United States [see note]. Said to come from a private European collection. By 2013, Jean-Robert Oppliger, Monaco; 2014, sold by Jean-Robert Oppliger, through August Laube Buch und Kunstantiquariat, Zürich, to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 28, 2014)

NOTE: There is an English-language inscription on the verso, which appears to read: “The Baby Twiner”.

Ni mas ni menos. (Neither more nor less); Caprichos 41
Ni mas ni menos. (Neither more nor less); Caprichos 41
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched, 1797–98; published 1799
Banderillas de fuego. (Banderillas with firecrackers); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 31
Banderillas de fuego. (Banderillas with firecrackers); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 31
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1815; published 1816
Capean otro encerrado. (They play another with the cape in an enclosure); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 4
Capean otro encerrado. (They play another with the cape in an enclosure); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 4
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1815- 1816
Pedro Romero matando á toro parando. (Pedro Romero killing a bull that he has subdued); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 30
Pedro Romero matando á toro parando. (Pedro Romero killing a bull that he has subdued); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 30
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1815–16; published 1816
La desgraciada muerte de Pepe Illo en la plaza de Madrid. (The ill-fated death of 'Pepe Hillo' in the Madrid ring); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 33
La desgraciada muerte de Pepe Illo en la plaza de Madrid. (The ill-fated death of 'Pepe Hillo' in the Madrid ring); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 33
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1815; published 1816
Ya es hora. (It is Time); Caprichos 80
Ya es hora. (It is Time); Caprichos 80
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797-98, published 1799
Francisco Goya y Lucientes, Pintor (Francisco Goya y Lucientes, Painter) Caprichos 1
Francisco Goya y Lucientes, Pintor (Francisco Goya y Lucientes, Painter) Caprichos 1
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched, 1797–98; published 1799
Bellos Consejos (Pretty Advice) Caprichos 15
Bellos Consejos (Pretty Advice) Caprichos 15
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98, published 1799
Si amanece; nos Vamos. (When day breaks, we will be off); Caprichos 71
Si amanece; nos Vamos. (When day breaks, we will be off); Caprichos 71
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched, 1797–98; published 1799
Bien tirada está (It is nicely stretched) Caprichos 17
Bien tirada está (It is nicely stretched) Caprichos 17
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched, 1797-98, published 1799
Y aun no se van! (And still they don't go!); Caprichos 59
Y aun no se van! (And still they don't go!); Caprichos 59
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