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What's the use of a cup?

What's the use of a cup?
(De qué sirve una taza?)
(c. 1810-1820); published 1863
plate 59 in Los Desastres de la Guerra (The Disasters of War) series (1810–15), published 1863

Medium
etching, aquatint, lavis, burnisher, drypoint and burin

Measurements
24.4 × 33.2 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1966

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Madrid, Spain

Catalogue/s Raisonné
Harris 179.III.1

Edition
1st edition

Printing/Publishing
published by Real Academia de Nobles Artes de San Fernando, Madrid

Inscription
printed in ink below image l.c.: De qué sirve una taza?
printed in ink u.r.: 59

Accession Number
1684-5

Department
International Prints and Drawings

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