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This is a drawing showing a figure in an intricate outfit standing over two distressed figures. The standing figure is leaning forward, administering something into one of the figures' mouths using a spoon. A table with various vessels and objects is visible in the background. The scene conveys an eerie atmosphere with exaggerated expressions and postures.
National Gallery of Art · Print
Al Conde Palatino (To the Count Palatine)
Francisco Goya
- Date
- in or before 1799
- Medium
- etching, aquatint, drypoint and burin on laid paper [proof before letters]
- Dimensions
- plate: 21.7 × 15.3 cm (8 9/16 × 6 in.) sheet: 26.3 × 20 cm (10 3/8 × 7 7/8 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 1953.6.71
- Credit line
- Rosenwald Collection
- Time span
- 1776 to 1800
- Department
- CG-E
Portfolio and series
- Series
- Los Caprichos (plate 33)
Subjects and terms
- Seated figure
- Spanish
- Cup
- Bottle
- Drink
- Figures
Provenance
Mariano Ballester (1916-1981), Paris and Murcia (Lugt 1860b). Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1953.
Inscription
recto: none; verso: at upper left in graphite in later hand: 33
Marks
Mariano Ballester (Lugt 1860b) and National Gallery of Art
NGA object ID 42621. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.