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That certainly is being able to read (Esto si que es leer)

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Artwork Details

That certainly is being able to read (Esto si que es leer)
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 1/16 x 4 15/16 in. (17.94 x 12.54 cm);8 3/8 x 5 3/4 in. (21.27 x 14.61 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
2008/1.152.29

Description

Plate 29
That certainly is being able to read.
(Esto si que es leer.)
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, 2008/1.152.29
Commentary: They are combing his hair, they are putting on his shoes, he is sleeping and he is studying. No one shall say that he is not making the most of his time.

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