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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 x 8 in. (30.48 x 20.32 cm);8 7/16 x 6 in. (21.43 x 15.24 cm);7 ½ x 5 5/16 in. (19.05 x 13.49 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
2008/1.152.3

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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