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The Little Prisoner (leaning on his chain)
Tan barbara le seguridad como el delito. (The custody is as barbarous as the crime)
The Little Prisoner (leaning on his chain)
Francisco Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)
about 1810–14
Medium/Technique
Etching; posthumous impression
Dimensions
Platemark: 11 x 8.5 cm (4 5/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Sheet: 27.2 x 18.5 cm (10 11/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Sheet: 27.2 x 18.5 cm (10 11/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession Number1974.244
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Harris 026, III, 1; Delteil 031
DescriptionPosthumous impression, with letters and bevel, published in the "Gazette des Beaux-Arts", Paris, 1867, vol. 32, p. 196 (H. 26, III, 1).
ProvenanceW.G. Russell Allen (1882-1955), Boston, bequest to MFA, Boston, stamp (not in L.) brown, verso