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A caza de dientes. (Out hunting for teeth); Caprichos 12
A caza de dientes. (Out hunting for teeth); Caprichos 12

A caza de dientes. (Out hunting for teeth); Caprichos 12

Francisco Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)
Drawn and etched 1797–98, published 1799
Medium/TechniqueEtching and burnished aquatint, on laid paper, first edition
DimensionsPlatemark: 21.9 x 15.3 cm (8 5/8 x 6 in.)
Sheet: 32 x 21.8 cm (12 5/8 x 8 9/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Katherine Eliot Bullard
Accession number14.1765
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsEngraved in plate, u.r.: 12; b.c.: A caza de dientesProvenanceBy 1913, Francis Bullard (b. 1862 – d. 1913), Boston; 1913, by inheritance to his sister, Katherine Eliot Bullard (b. 1866 – d. 1920), Boston; 1914, gift of Katherine Eliot Bullard to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 23, 2018)
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
Que viene el Coco. (The bogeyman is coming); Caprichos 3
Que viene el Coco. (The bogeyman is coming); Caprichos 3
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98, published 1799
Nadie se conoce. (Nobody knows anybody, including himself); Caprichos 6
Nadie se conoce. (Nobody knows anybody, including himself); Caprichos 6
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
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
No grites, tonta. (Don't scream, stupid); Caprichos 74
No grites, tonta. (Don't scream, stupid); Caprichos 74
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
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
El sueño de la razon produce monstruos. (The sleep [or dream] of reason produces monsters); Plate 43 bound into a set of Caprichos
El sueño de la razon produce monstruos. (The sleep [or dream] of reason produces monsters); Plate 43 bound into a set of Caprichos
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched, 1797–98; published 1799
Buen Viage (Bon Voyage); Caprichos 64
Buen Viage (Bon Voyage); Caprichos 64
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98, published 1799