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Here comes the bogey-man (Que viene el coco.)

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Artwork Details

Here comes the bogey-man (Que viene el coco.)
1799
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
etching and burnished aquatint on paper
12 in x 8 in (30.48 cm x 20.32 cm);8 1/2 in x 6 in (21.59 cm x 15.24 cm);8 1/4 in x 5 5/16 in (20.96 cm x 13.49 cm)
Gift of Kurt Delbanco in honor of Nicholas Delbanco, and partial purchase with the funds from the W. Hawkins Ferry Fund
2008/1.152.3

Description

Plate 3
Here comes the bogey-man.
(Que viene el coco.)
Etching and burnished aquatint
Gift of Kurt Delbanco in honor of Nicholas Delbanco, and partial purchase with funds from the W. Hawkins Ferry Fund, 2008/1.152.3
Commentary: Lamentable abuse of early education. To cause a child to fear the bogey-man more than his father and so make it afraid of something that does not exist.

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