Terms and conditions of use
It is better to be lazy
(Mejor es holgar)
(1797-1798)
plate 73 from Los Caprichos (The Caprices) series (1797–98), published 1799
Medium
etching, burnished aquatint and burin printed in sepia ink
Measurements
19.2 × 13.1 cm (image) 21.4 × 15.0 cm (plate) 24.9 × 17.6 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 108.III.1
Edition
1st edition
Printing/Publishing
published by Goya, Madrid
Inscription
inscribed in plate above image u.r.c.: 73.
inscribed in plate below image l.c.: Mejor es holgar.
Accession Number
P1.73-1976
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Humour and Satire Relationships and Interactions
Subjects (specific)
men (male humans) morality satire (artistic device) women (female humans) yarn
Movements
Romanticism (modern European styles)