Why Hide Them? (Porque esconderlos?)
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828). Why Hide Them? (Porque esconderlos?), 1797–1798. Etching, aquatint and drypoint on laid paper, Sheet: 11 7/8 x 8 in. (30.2 x 20.3 cm) Other (Plate): 8 9/16 x 6 in. (21.7 x 15.2 cm) Image: 7 1/4 x 4 15/16 in. (18.4 x 12.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, Frank L. Babbott Fund, and Carll H. de Silver Fund, 37.33.30. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
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Gallery
Not on view
Title
Why Hide Them? (Porque esconderlos?)
Portfolio
Date
1797–1798
Geography
Place made: Spain
Medium
Etching, aquatint and drypoint on laid paper
Classification
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 7/8 x 8 in. (30.2 x 20.3 cm) Other (Plate): 8 9/16 x 6 in. (21.7 x 15.2 cm) Image: 7 1/4 x 4 15/16 in. (18.4 x 12.5 cm)
Inscriptions
Upper right in plate: "30."; lower center in plate: "Porque esconderlos." Verso upper left center in graphite: "37.33-30"
Markings
Verso stamped upper left center: "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
37.33.30
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