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Soleil Couchant

(French (born in the Danish West Indies), 1830–1903)
1879, printed 1923
Medium/TechniqueEtching, trial proof from the posthumous edition of 1923
DimensionsSheet: 14 × 22.2 cm (5 1/2 × 8 3/4 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Richard E. Caves
Accession number2022.899
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ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceRichard E. Caves (b. 1931 – d. 2019), Cambridge, MA; 2022, bequest of Richard E. Caves to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 20, 2022)
Y esto tambien. (And this, too); Fatales consequencias de la sangrienta guerra en España con Buonaparte. Y otros caprichos enfaticos [Disasters of War], plate 45.
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1810–14; whole series first published posthumously 1863
Con razon ó sin ella. (Rightly or wrongly); from Los Desastres de la Guerra (The Disasters of War). plate 2, mounted in a bound album
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1811- 12; this set printed about 1862; whole series first published posthumously 1863
Lo mismo. (Likewise); from Los Desastres de la Guerra (The Disasters of War), plate 3, mounted in a bound album
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1811-12; posthumous impression, 1862
Las mugeres dan valor. (The women give courage); from Los Desastres de la Guerra (Disasters of War), plate 4, mounted in a bound album
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1811-12, this set printed 1862; whole series first published posthumously 1863
Bien te se está. (It serves you right); from "Los Desatres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 6, mounted in a bound album.
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1811-12; this set printed about 1862; whole series first published posthumously 1863
Blind Man Tossed on the Horns of a Bull (A VEUGLE ENLEVE SUR LES CORNES D'UN TAUREAU)
Blind Man Tossed on the Horns of a Bull (A VEUGLE ENLEVE SUR LES CORNES D'UN TAUREAU)
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1800–04
Soldiers Frightened by a Phantom [Disparate de Miedo] (Fearful Folly); from the "Disparates" series, plate 2
Soldiers Frightened by a Phantom [Disparate de Miedo] (Fearful Folly); from the "Disparates" series, plate 2
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1815–17; printed about 1863–64
Disparate Ridiculo (Ridiculous Folly); from the "Disparates" series, plate 3
Disparate Ridiculo (Ridiculous Folly); from the "Disparates" series, plate 3
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1815–17; printed about 1863–64
Disparate Volante (Flying Folly); from the "Disparates" series, plate 5
Disparate Volante (Flying Folly); from the "Disparates" series, plate 5
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1815–17; printed about 1863–64
Disparate Cruel (Cruel Folly); from the "Disparates" series, plate 6
Disparate Cruel (Cruel Folly); from the "Disparates" series, plate 6
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1816–19; printed about 1863–64
Men in Sacks (Los Ensacados); from the "Disparates" series, plate 8
Men in Sacks (Los Ensacados); from the "Disparates" series, plate 8
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1815–17; printed about 1863–64
Woman Carried off by a Horse; from the "Disparates" series, plate 10
Woman Carried off by a Horse; from the "Disparates" series, plate 10
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1815–17; printed about 1863–64