I Saw It (Yo lo vi.) Disasters of War 44
1810–1811
Francisco Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)
Catalogue Raisonné
GW 1064; H 164, I, 1; D 0163
Dimensions
Platemark: 16.1 x 23.9 cm (6 5/16 x 9 7/16 in.) Sheet: 22.5 x 31 cm (8 7/8 x 12 3/16 in.)
Accession Number
51.1668
Medium or Technique
Etching with drypoint and engraving (working proof)
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
Working proof, before numbers and title (H. I, 1).
Inscription
Upper right in graphite pencil: 44; lower left in etching; Goya
Markings
No watermark
Provenance
1863, sold by Valentín Carderera y Solano (b. 1796–d. 1880), Madrid, to Sir William Stirling Maxwell (b. 1818–d. 1878), Keir House, Scotland; 1878, by inheritance to his son, Brigadier General Archibald Stirling (b. 1867–d. 1931), Keir House; 1931, by inheritance to his son, Lieutenant Colonel William Joseph Stirling (b. 1911–d. 1983), Keir House; September 13, 1951, sold by William Joseph Stirling, through Colnaghi & Co. and Philip Hofer (b. 1898–d. 1984), Cambridge, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 13, 1951)
Credit Line
1951 Purchase Fund