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Hasta la muerte. (Until Death); Caprichos 55
Hasta la muerte. (Until Death); Caprichos 55

Hasta la muerte. (Until Death); Caprichos 55

Francisco Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)
Drawn and etched, 1797–98; published 1799
Medium/TechniqueEtching, burnished aquatint, and drypoint; first edition, with ms. annotations by a contemporary in brown ink
DimensionsPlatemark: 22 x 15.4 cm (8 11/16 x 6 1/16 in.)
Sheet: 30.3 x 19.7 cm (11 15/16 x 7 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Katherine Eliot Bullard
Accession number14.1784
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsEngraved, u.r.: 55; b.c. Hasta la muerte. Added inscription in brown ink, on petticoat of old woman: Luisita / la R....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"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98, published 1799
Tu que no puedes. (You who cannot); Plate 42 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"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched, 1797–98; published 1799
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"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98, published 1799
Que sacrificio! (What a sacrifice!); Plate 14 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"
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"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98; published 1799
Aquellos polbos. (That dust); Plate 23 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"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98; published 1799
Bien tirada está. (It is nicely stretched); Plate 17 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98; published 1799