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Bien tirada está. (It is nicely stretched); Caprichos 17
Francisco Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)
1797–98
Medium/Technique
Etching, aquatint, and burin; working proof
Dimensions
Platemark: 21.9 x 15.3 cm (8 5/8 x 6 in.)
Sheet: 32 x 22.2 cm (12 5/8 x 8 3/4 in.)
Sheet: 32 x 22.2 cm (12 5/8 x 8 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Mr. and Mrs. Guy W. Walker, Jr., and by exchange from Miss Ellen T. Bullard
Accession Number1973.710
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Harris 052, I, 2; Delteil 054; G&W 485
State
working proof
DescriptionWorking proof, before burnishing, before letters and number, with handwritten title (H. 52, I, 2)
Signed
unsigned
Marks
Verso: MFA stamp (Lugt 282) with acc. no. in graphite: 1973.710
InscriptionsU.l.corner in red chalk: 1 (or just a diagonal line), u.r. corner in brown ink: 31 or 71; b.c. outside pm. in brown ink: Bien tirada está
Later inscriptions: u.l in black chalk or graphite: 17; l.l. in graphite: L. D. 54, I "Il est bien tiré"; l.r. in graphite: C 19764 (Colnagni stock no.). Verso in graphite: AS 169 B
Later inscriptions: u.l in black chalk or graphite: 17; l.l. in graphite: L. D. 54, I "Il est bien tiré"; l.r. in graphite: C 19764 (Colnagni stock no.). Verso in graphite: AS 169 B
ProvenanceColnaghi, London; ? 1930 Philip Hofer (1898-1984) NY; Philip Hofer and his wife Frances L. Hofer (1908-1978) Cambridge, MA ; sold by Mr. and Mrs. Hofer to MFA through Robert M. Light, Boston, June, 1974 (original vote June 13, 1973)