Al Conde Palatino (To the Count Palatine)

in or before 1799

Francisco Goya

Associated Names
Francisco Goya

Artist, Spanish, 1746 - 1828

This is a drawing showing a figure in an intricate outfit standing over two distressed figures. The standing figure is leaning forward, administering something into one of the figures' mouths using a spoon. A table with various vessels and objects is visible in the background. The scene conveys an eerie atmosphere with exaggerated expressions and postures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, aquatint, drypoint and burin on laid paper [proof before letters]

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21.7 × 15.3 cm (8 9/16 × 6 in.)
    sheet: 26.3 × 20 cm (10 3/8 × 7 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1953.6.71

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Harris 1964, no. 68, State I(2) (working proof)

  • Series Title

    Los Caprichos (plate 33)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mariano Ballester (1916-1981), Paris and Murcia (Lugt 1860b). Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1953.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2018

  • Sense of Humor: Caricature, Satire, and the Comical in Prints and Drawings from Leonardo to the Present, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2018 - 2019.

Bibliography

1964

  • Harris, Tomás. Goya: engravings and lithographs. 2 vols. Oxford: Bruno Cassirer, 1964.

Inscriptions

recto: none; verso: at upper left in graphite in later hand: 33

Markings

Mariano Ballester (Lugt 1860b) and National Gallery of Art

Wikidata ID

Q65223792

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