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Pretty teachings (Bellos consejos)

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Artwork Details

Pretty teachings (Bellos consejos)
1799
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
etching, burnished aquatint and burin 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 3/8 x 5 7/8 in. (21.27 x 14.92 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
2008/1.152.15

Description

Plate 15
Pretty teachings.
(Bellos consejos.)
Etching, burnished aquatint, and burin
Gift of Kurt Delbanco in honor of Nicholas Delbanco, and partial purchase with funds from the W. Hawkins Ferry Fund, 2008/1.152.15
Commentary: The advice is worthy of her who gives it. The worst of it is that the girl will follow it absolutely to the letter. Unhappy the man who gets anywhere near her.

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