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Francisco Goya y Lucientes
That certainly is being able to read1799

Not on view
Etching and aquatint print of a white-haired man in spectacles reading while shadowy figures pull his hair, with cursive Spanish text below reading "Esto si que es leer."

Francisco Goya y Lucientes, That certainly is being able to read, 1799, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Paul Rodman Mabury Trust Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Title
That certainly is being able to read
Place Made
Spain
Date Made
1799
Medium
Etching, burnished aquatint and drypoint
Dimensions
Sheet: 12 × 8 in. (30.48 × 20.32 cm) Image: 7 7/8 × 5 in. (20 × 12.7 cm)
Credit Line
Paul Rodman Mabury Trust Fund
Accession Number
63.11.29
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings