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Aesop

A work made of etching with engraved inscription on laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of etching with engraved inscription on laid paper.

Date:

1778

Artist:

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746-1828)
after Diego Velázquez (Spanish, 1599-1660)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Title

Aesop

Place

Spain (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1778

Medium

Etching with engraved inscription on laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 18 × 27 cm (7 1/8 × 10 11/16 in.); Plate: 22 × 30 cm (8 11/16 × 11 13/16 in.); Sheet: 30.5 × 43 cm (12 1/16 × 16 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

William McCallin McKee Memorial Endowment

Reference Number

1972.17

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