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Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

No se puede saber por qué (One Can't Tell Why), 1810-1820 (printed 1863)

Description

Maker

  • Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, 1746-1828, Spanish

Title

No se puede saber por qué (One Can't Tell Why)

Year

1810-1820 (printed 1863)

Medium

etching; drypoint; engraving; lavis

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • etching,
  • drypoint,
  • engraving,
  • lavis

Supports

  • Medium weight off-white wove paper

Dimensions

15.2 x 20.3 cm (6 x 8 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered below image: "No se puede saber por qué"

Numbered UL: "35"

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

27.175.35

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is No se puede saber por qué (One Can't Tell Why) with the accession number of 27.175.35. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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