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Chiton (Hush) Caprichos 28

(Spanish, 1746–1828)
published 1799
Medium/TechniqueEtching and aquatint, with strokes of engraving, first edition
DimensionsPlatemark: 21.6 x 15.2 cm (8 1/2 x 6 in.)
Sheet: 32.4 x 22.2 cm (12 3/4 x 8 3/4 in.)
Credit LineEleanor A. Sayre Prints, Drawings, and Rare Books Fund
Accession number2015.118
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsIn plate, u.r. engraved: 28; below image: Chiton.
Provenance2010, sold by an unknown dealer, Paris, to Hill-Stone, Inc., South Dartmouth, MA; 2015, sold by Hill-Stone to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 18, 2015)

Ruega por Ella (She Prays for Her)  (Caprichos 31)
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797-98, published 1799
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"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98; published 1799
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"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98; published 1799
Todos Caerán. (All will fall); Plate 19 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98; published 1799
Ya van desplumados. (There they go plucked (i.e. fleeced); Plate 20 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98; published 1799
Qual la descañonan! (Oh how they pluck out her quills); Plate 21 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98; published 1799