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Bellos Consejos (Pretty Advice) Caprichos 15
Bellos Consejos (Pretty Advice) Caprichos 15

Bellos Consejos (Pretty Advice) Caprichos 15

Francisco Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)
Drawn and etched 1797–98, published 1799
Medium/TechniqueEtching, burnished aquatint, and burin, on laid paper ; first edition
DimensionsPlatemark: 22 x 15.4 cm (8 11/16 x 6 1/16 in.)
Sheet: 30.2 x 19.9 cm (11 7/8 x 7 13/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Katherine Eliot Bullard
Accession number14.1767
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsEngraved, u.r.: 15; b.c.: Bellos consejos.ProvenanceBy 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
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
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
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
Bien tirada está (It is nicely stretched) Caprichos 17
Bien tirada está (It is nicely stretched) Caprichos 17
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