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Ruega por Ella (She Prays for Her) (Caprichos 31)

Ruega por Ella (She Prays for Her) (Caprichos 31)

(Spanish, 1746–1828)
Drawn and etched 1797-98, published 1799
Medium/TechniqueEtching and aquatint with burnishing, engraving and drypoint, on laid paper, first edition
DimensionsPlatemark: 20.5 x 15 cm (8 1/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Sheet: 32 x 21 cm (12 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
Credit LineEleanor A. Sayre Fund
Accession number2015.9
On View
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsEngraved, u.r.: 31; b.c.: Ruega por ella
ProvenanceSaid to come from a private European collection. By 2013, Jean-Robert Oppliger, Monaco; 2015, sold by Jean-Robert Oppliger, through August Laube Buch und Kunstantiquariat, Zürich, to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 28, 2015)
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
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
El si pronuncian y la mano alargan/ Al primero que Ilega (They say "yes" and give their hand to the first who arrives.) Caprichos 2
El si pronuncian y la mano alargan/ Al primero que Ilega (They say "yes" and give their hand to the first who arrives.) Caprichos 2
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797-98; published 1799
Temeridad de Martincho en la plaza de Zaragoza. (Martincho's recklessness in the ring at Zaragoza); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 18
Temeridad de Martincho en la plaza de Zaragoza. (Martincho's recklessness in the ring at Zaragoza); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 18
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1815–16; published 1816
The Agility and Audacity of Juanito Apiñani in [the Ring] at Madrid (Ligereza y atrevimiento de Juanito Apiñani en la de Madrid.) Tauromaquia 20
The Agility and Audacity of Juanito Apiñani in [the Ring] at Madrid (Ligereza y atrevimiento de Juanito Apiñani en la de Madrid.)
Tauromaquia 20
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1815–1816
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
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
Tan poco.[Tampoco.] (So little / Nor this); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 36
Tan poco.[Tampoco.] (So little / Nor this); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 36
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1810–14; published 1863