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For Heaven's sake: and it was her mother

For Heaven's sake: and it was her mother
(Dios la perdone: y era su madre)
 (1797-1798)
plate 16 from Los Caprichos (The Caprices) series (1797–98), published 1799

Medium
etching, aquatint and drypoint printed in sepia ink
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1976
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
etching, aquatint and drypoint printed in sepia ink
Measurements
17.6 × 12.5 cm (image) 19.9 × 14.9 cm (plate) 23.1 × 17.0 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
Madrid, Spain
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Harris 51.III.1
Edition
1st edition
Printing/Publishing
published by Goya, Madrid
Inscription
inscribed in plate above image u.r.c.: 16.
inscribed in plate below image l.l.-l.r.: Dios la perdone: Y era su madre.
Accession Number
P1.16-1976
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1976
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Humour and Satire Relationships and Interactions
Subjects (specific)
beggars mothers satire (artistic device) social status vanity (philosophical concept) women (female humans)
Movements
Romanticism (modern European styles)

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