Porque esconderlos - Goya Capricho 30 - Original Etching, 5th Edition
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Original etching and aquatint by Francisco de Goya, "Porque esconderlos?" (Why hide them?), number 30 of Los Caprichos, in the fifth edition printed between 1881 and 1886 by the Calcografía Nacional. An old miser clutches his money bag while three figures laugh at him behind his back.
Original etching and aquatint by Francisco de Goya, "Porque esconderlos?" (Why hide them?), number 30 of Los Caprichos, in the fifth edition printed between 1881 and 1886 by the Calcografía Nacional. An old miser clutches his money bag while three figures laugh at him behind his back.
This fifth edition was printed in sepia ink on heavy unwatermarked paper, with the coppers beveled and the impressions bound along their top edge; the cover carried Goya's self-portrait. The edition ran to 210 copies, according to the catalog of Tomás Harris.
Medium: Etching, aquatint and drypoint.
Artist / after: Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828).
Date: 1881-1886 (fifth edition; the series was engraved in 1797-1799).
Source: Los Caprichos, number 30. Calcografía Nacional, Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando.
Dimensions: Plate mark 5.9 x 8.5 in (15 x 21.5 cm); sheet 10.2 x 14.4 in (26 x 36.5 cm).
Condition: Sound. Good impression in sepia ink; rust staining scattered through the margins, denser on the right-hand side.
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Original etching and aquatint by Francisco de Goya, "Porque esconderlos?" (Why hide them?), number 30 of Los Caprichos, in the fifth edition printed between 1881 and 1886 by the Calcografía Nacional. An old miser clutches his money bag while three figures laugh at him behind his back.