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Collections

Francisco Goya y Lucientes
It is better to be lazy1799

Not on view
Etching with aquatint on cream paper showing three figures: a seated heavyset man, a hunched cloaked figure, and a standing young woman in a white Empire-waist dress; Spanish caption reads 'Mejor es holgar'
Artist or Maker
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Title
It is better to be lazy
Place Made
Spain
Date Made
1799
Medium
Etching, burnished aquatint and burin
Dimensions
Sheet: 12 × 8 in. (30.48 × 20.32 cm) Image: 8 1/4 × 5 1/4 in. (20.96 × 13.34 cm)
Credit Line
Paul Rodman Mabury Trust Fund
Accession Number
63.11.73
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings