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The Chinchillas (Los chinchillas)

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Artwork Details

The Chinchillas (Los chinchillas)
1799
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
etching burnished aquatint and burin on paper
12 x 8 in. (30.48 x 20.32 cm);6 13/16 x 4 7/8 in. (17.3 x 12.38 cm);8 x 5 7/8 in. (20.32 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
2008/1.152.50

Description

Plate 50
The Chinchillas.
(Los chinchillas.)
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, 2008/1.152.50
Commentary: He who hears nothing, knows nothing, and does nothing, belongs to the numerous family of the Chinchillas, which has always been good for nothing.

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