Terms and conditions of use
And so was his grandfather
(Asta su abuelo)
(1797-1798)
plate 39 from Los Caprichos (The Caprices) series (1797–98), published 1799
Medium
aquatint printed in sepia ink
Measurements
20.2 × 14.0 cm (image) 21.4 × 15.2 cm (plate) 25.8 × 18.4 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1976
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Madrid, Spain
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Harris 74.III.1
Edition
1st edition
Printing/Publishing
published by Goya, Madrid
Inscription
inscribed in plate above image u.r.c.: 39.
inscribed in plate below image l.c.: Asta su Abuelo
Accession Number
P1.39-1976
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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Subjects (general)
Animals Humour and Satire Relationships and Interactions
Subjects (specific)
donkeys genealogies (histories) genealogy (discipline) nobility pedigrees satire (artistic device) vanity (philosophical concept)
Movements
Romanticism (modern European styles)