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print
;
book
Object Type
print
book
Museum number
1975,1025.420.17
Title
Object:
A caza de dientes
(Out hunting for teeth)
Series:
Los Caprichos
Description
Plate 12: woman removing teeth from hanged man, for sorcery; from a bound album of trial proofs, presented by the artist to Ceán Bermúdez. 1799 Etching, burnished aquatint and burin
Producer name
Print made by:
Francisco de Goya
School/style
Spanish
Production date
1799
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
aquatint
Dimensions
Height:
218 millimetres
Width:
150 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
The preparatory drawing for the print is in the Museo del Prado, Madrid (D.4360). The copper plate is in the Calcografía Nacional, Madrid, R.3438.
Bibliographic references
Blas, Matilla & Medrano 1999 / El libro de los Caprichos. Dos siglos de interpretaciones (1799-1999). Catálogo de los dibujos, pruebas de estado, láminas de cobre y estamps de la primera edición
(12)
Harris 1964 / Goya: Engravings and Lithographs
(47.II)
Delteil / Le Peintre-Graveur Illustré (XIXe et XXe siècles)
(49)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
allegory/personification
occult
Acquisition name
Donated by:
HM Government
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Tomás Harris
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Juan Augustín Ceán Bermúdez
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Valentín Carderera
Acquisition date
1975
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1975,1025.420.17