Terms and conditions of use
Merry folly
(Disparate alegre)
(c. 1815-1819)
plate 12 from Los Disparates (The Follies) series (c. 1815–19), published 1864
Medium
etching, burnished aquatint and drypoint
Measurements
21.5 × 32.6 cm (image) 24.6 × 35.2 cm (plate) 33.0 × 52.0 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1981
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Madrid, Spain
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Gassier & Wilson 1589; Harris 259.III.1
Edition
1st edition
Printing/Publishing
published by the Real Academia de San Fernando, Madrid, 1864, as 'Los Proverbios' (The Proverbs)
Accession Number
P23.12-1981
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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