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Because she was susceptible

Because she was susceptible
(Por que fue sensible)
 (1797-1798)
plate 32 from Los Caprichos (The Caprices) series (1797–98), published 1799

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

Artwork Details

Medium
aquatint printed in sepia ink
Measurements
17.7 × 12.0 cm (image) 21.5 × 15.2 cm (plate) 23.4 × 16.5 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
Madrid, Spain
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Harris 67.III.1
Edition
1st edition
Printing/Publishing
published by Goya, Madrid
Inscription
inscribed in plate above image u.r.c.: 32.
inscribed in plate below image l.c.: Por que fue sensible.
Accession Number
P1.32-1976
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 Law, Civics and Protest
Subjects (specific)
imprisonment prison cells prisoners punishing satire (artistic device) women (female humans)
Movements
Romanticism (modern European styles)

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