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Swallow it, dog. (Tragala perro.)

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Artwork Details

Swallow it, dog. (Tragala perro.)
1799
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
etching, burnished aquatint and drypoint on paper
12 x 8 in. (30.48 x 20.32 cm);7 ½ x 4 7/8 in. (19.05 x 12.38 cm);8 7/16 x 5 7/8 in. (21.43 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
2008/1.152.58

Description

Plate 58
Swallow it, dog.
(Tragala perro.)
Etching, burnished aquatint, and drypoint
Gift of Kurt Delbanco in honor of Nicholas Delbanco, and partial purchase with funds from the W. Hawkins Ferry Fund, 2008/1.152.58
Commentary: He who lives amongst men will be irremediably vexed. If he wants to avoid it he will have to go and live in the mountains, but when he is there he will discover that to live alone is vexatious.

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