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Flying folly

Flying folly
(Disparate volante)
 (c. 1815-1819)
plate 5 from Los Disparates (The Follies) series (c. 1815–19), published 1864

Medium
etching and aquatint
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1981
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
etching and aquatint
Measurements
21.7 × 32.6 cm (image) 24.4 × 35.2 cm (plate) 33.0 × 50.2 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
Madrid, Spain
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Gassier & Wilson 1578; Harris 252.III.1
Edition
1st edition
Printing/Publishing
published by the Real Academia de San Fernando, Madrid, 1864, as 'Los Proverbios' (The Proverbs)
Accession Number
P23.5-1981
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1981
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

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