That Certainly Is Being Able to Read (Esto si que es leer)
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828). That Certainly Is Being Able to Read (Esto si que es leer), 1797–1798. Etching, aquatint, and drypoint on laid paper, Sheet: 11 13/16 x 7 7/8 in. (30 x 20 cm) Other (Plate): 8 1/2 x 5 13/16 in. (21.6 x 14.8 cm) Image: 7 3/16 x 5 in. (18.3 x 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, Frank L. Babbott Fund, and Carll H. de Silver Fund, 37.33.29. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Title
That Certainly Is Being Able to Read (Esto si que es leer)
Portfolio
Date
1797–1798
Geography
Place made: Spain
Medium
Etching, aquatint, and drypoint on laid paper
Classification
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 13/16 x 7 7/8 in. (30 x 20 cm) Other (Plate): 8 1/2 x 5 13/16 in. (21.6 x 14.8 cm) Image: 7 3/16 x 5 in. (18.3 x 12.7 cm)
Inscriptions
Upper right in plate: "29."; lower center in plate: "Esto si que es leer."
Markings
Verso stamped upper left: "BROOKLYN MUSEUM/BROOKLYN, N.Y." in rectangle (Lugt 307b)
Credit Line
A. Augustus Healy Fund, Frank L. Babbott Fund, and Carll H. de Silver Fund
Accession Number
37.33.29
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