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Bien tirada está (It is nicely stretched) Caprichos 17

Bien tirada está (It is nicely stretched) Caprichos 17

(Spanish, 1746–1828)
Drawn and etched, 1797-98, published 1799
Medium/TechniqueEtching, burnished aquatint, and burin, on laid paper ; first edition
DimensionsPlatemark: 21.5 x 15.2 cm (8 7/16 x 6 in.)
Sheet: 29.9 x 20.4 cm (11 3/4 x 8 1/16 in.)
Credit LineKatherine E. Bullard Fund in memory of Francis Bullard
Accession number2016.319
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsEngraved. u.r.: 17; b.c.: Bien tirada está
ProvenanceJune 20, 2015, anonymous sale, Galerie Kornfeld, Bern, Switzerland, lots 63 and 341, to Susan Schulman, Printseller, New York; 2016, sold by Susan Schulman to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 22, 2016)

Bellos Consejos (Pretty Advice) Caprichos 15
Bellos Consejos (Pretty Advice) Caprichos 15
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98, published 1799
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
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
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
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
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
No se puede mirar. (One can't look); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 26
No se puede mirar. (One can't look); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 26
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1810–14; published 1863
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
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
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