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And his house is on fire (Ysele quema la casa)

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Artwork Details

And his house is on fire (Ysele quema la casa)
1799
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
etching and burnished aquatint on paper
12 x 8 in. (30.48 x 20.32 cm);7 x 4 3/4 in. (17.78 x 12.07 cm);8 7/16 x 6 in. (21.43 x 15.24 cm);19 x 14 in. (48.26 x 35.56 cm)
Gift of Kurt Delbanco in honor of Nicholas Delbanco, and partial purchase with the funds from the W. Hawkins Ferry Fund
2008/1.152.18

Description

Plate 18
And his house is on fire.
(Ysele quema la casa.)
Etching and burnished aquatint
Gift of Kurt Delbanco in honor of Nicholas Delbanco, and partial purchase with funds from the W. Hawkins Ferry Fund, 2008/1.152.18
Commentary: It will not occur to him to take off his breeches or to stop talking to the candle until the local fire brigade freshens him up. Wine can do as much as that.

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