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They carried her off! (Que se la llevaron!)

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Artwork Details

They carried her off! (Que se la llevaron!)
1799
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
etching and burnished aquatint on paper
12 x 8 in. (30.48 x 20.32 cm);7 ¼ x 5 3/8 in. (18.41 x 13.65 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
2008/1.152.8

Description

Plate 8
They carried her off !
(Que se la llevaron!)
Etching and aquatint
Gift of Kurt Delbanco in honor of Nicholas Delbanco, and partial purchase with funds from the W. Hawkins Ferry Fund, 2008/1.152.8
Commentary: The woman who cannot take care of herself belongs to the first who seizes her, and when the mischief is done, people are surprised that she has been carried off.

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