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And his house is on fire, plate 18 from Los Caprichos

A work made of etching and aquatint on ivory laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of etching and aquatint on ivory laid paper.

Date:

1797/99

Artist:

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
Spanish, 1746-1828

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Title

And his house is on fire, plate 18 from Los Caprichos

Place

Spain (Artist's nationality:)

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1797–1799

Medium

Etching and aquatint on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 18 × 12 cm (7 1/8 × 4 3/4 in.); Plate: 21.8 × 15.3 cm (8 5/8 × 6 1/16 in.); Sheet: 30.5 × 20.7 cm (12 1/16 × 8 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Clarence Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1948.110.18

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