Ensayos
Artist
Francisco de Goya
(Spanish, 1746-1828)
CultureSpanish
Date1868
MediumEtching on laid paper
DimensionsOverall, Image: 7 1/4 × 4 7/8 in. (18.4 × 12.4 cm)
Overall, Sheet: 12 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (31.8 × 21.6 cm)
Overall, Inner Mat: 14 × 9 15/16 in. (35.6 × 25.2 cm)
Overall, Outer Mat: 18 × 14 1/16 in. (45.7 × 35.7 cm)
Overall, Sheet: 12 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (31.8 × 21.6 cm)
Overall, Inner Mat: 14 × 9 15/16 in. (35.6 × 25.2 cm)
Overall, Outer Mat: 18 × 14 1/16 in. (45.7 × 35.7 cm)
InscribedSigned on plate, lower left corner of image: "Goya." Plate number inscribed on plate above image, upper right: "60." Title inscribed on plate below image, center: "Ensayos."
Written in graphite on verso, lower center: "Purchased by AL from Michel, Paris, Sept. 20, 1968 (675 fr.)." Written in graphite on verso, along bottom edge: "DTMILKH"
PortfolioLos Caprichos
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number81.4
Not on view
DescriptionThis piece shows a man being prepared for the Sabbath by a witch.
Exhibition History"Making and Meaning: Selections from the Chrysler Museum of Art Collection," Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, June 1 - August 11, 2013.
