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Even thus he cannot make her out (Ni asi la distingue)

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Artwork Details

Even thus he cannot make her out (Ni asi la distingue)
1799
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
etching, aquatint and drypoint on paper
12 x 8 in. (30.48 x 20.32 cm);6 3/4 x 4 ½ in. (17.15 x 11.43 cm);7 11/16 x 5 13/16 in. (19.53 x 14.76 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
2008/1.152.7

Description

Plate 7
Even thus he cannot make her out.
(Ni asi la distingue.)
Etching, aquatint, and drypoint
Gift of Kurt Delbanco in honor of Nicholas Delbanco, and partial purchase with funds from the W. Hawkins Ferry Fund, 2008/1.152.7
Commentary: How can he make her out? In order to know what she is, a monocle is not enough; judgment and experience of the world are needed and these are precisely what this poor gentleman is lacking.

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