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Tu que no puedes. (You who cannot); Plate 42 from the series "Los Caprichos"
Tu que no puedes. (You who cannot); Plate 42 from the series "Los Caprichos"

Tu que no puedes. (You who cannot); Plate 42 from the series "Los Caprichos"

Francisco Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)
Drawn and etched, 1797–98; published 1799
Medium/TechniqueEtching and burnished aquatint, first edition, with ms. annotations in brown ink
DimensionsPlatemark: 21.8 x 15.2 cm (8 9/16 x 6 in.)
Sheet: 30.1 x 19.7 cm (11 7/8 x 7 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Katherine Eliot Bullard
Accession number14.1780
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ClassificationsPrints
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)
De que mal morira? (Of what ill will he die?); Plate 40 from the series "Los Caprichos"
De que mal morira? (Of what ill will he die?); Plate 40 from the series "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98, published 1799
Que pico de Oro. (What a golden beak); Plate 53 from the series "Los Caprichos"
Que pico de Oro. (What a golden beak); Plate 53 from the series "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched, 1797–98; published 1799
Hasta la muerte. (Until Death); Caprichos 55
Hasta la muerte. (Until Death); Caprichos 55
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched, 1797–98; published 1799
Pobrecitas! (Poor little girls!); Plate 22 from the series "Los Caprichos"
Pobrecitas! (Poor little girls!); Plate 22 from the series "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 from the series "Los Caprichos"
Ya van desplumados. (There they go plucked (i.e. fleeced); Plate 20 from the series "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98, published 1799
Que sacrificio! (What a sacrifice!); Plate 14 bound into "Los Caprichos"
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"
Bellos Consejos. (Fine Advice); Plate 15 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98; published 1799
Dios la Perdone: Y era su madre. (For heaven's sake, and it was her mother); Plate 16 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Dios la Perdone: Y era su madre. (For heaven's sake, and it was her mother); Plate 16 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
Ysele quema la Casa. (And his house is on fire); Plate 18 bound into "Los Caprichos"
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"
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"
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