No Grites, Tonta (Don't Scream Stupid)

Skip to main content
Collections Menu
Image Not Available for No Grites, Tonta (Don't Scream Stupid)
No Grites, Tonta (Don't Scream Stupid)
Image Not Available for No Grites, Tonta (Don't Scream Stupid)

No Grites, Tonta (Don't Scream Stupid)

PortfolioPlate 74 from the series "Los Caprichos"
Date1799, printed before 1868
MediumEtching and aquatint with burnishing
Dimensions215 × 150 mm. (8 7/16 × 5 7/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of David and Harriet Schapiro, Baltimore
Object number2002.329
NOT ON VIEW
Last Updated1/11/24
Image Not Available for (Bertrand): What if they decide to rough us up a bit, those die-hungers?... - (Robert Macaire): What, the riff-raff?... You don't know them, the things shout, howl after the rich like dogs after beggars, but they don't bite... they're harmless, just stupid, that's all... (he cries out in a loud voice)... Heee... Hooo, go to it, Dotards. (The people notice with emotion that he doesn't crush anyone and that he seems a rather good bloke).
(Bertrand): What if they decide to rough us up a bit, those die-hungers?... - (Robert Macaire): What, the riff-raff?... You don't know them, the things shout, howl after the rich like dogs after beggars, but they don't bite... they're harmless, just stupid, that's all... (he cries out in a loud voice)... Heee... Hooo, go to it, Dotards. (The people notice with emotion that he doesn't crush anyone and that he seems a rather good bloke).
1838
Image Not Available for Zen Study 1
Zen Study 1
1991
Image Not Available for Soplones (Tale-bearers - Blasts of Wind)
Soplones (Tale-bearers - Blasts of Wind)
1799
Image Not Available for Bien Tirada Esta (It is nicely stretched)
Bien Tirada Esta (It is nicely stretched)
1799, printed before 1867
Image Not Available for Ya Es Hora (It Is Time)
Ya Es Hora (It Is Time)
1799
Image Not Available for Mucho Hay Que Chupar (There Is Plenty to Suck)
Mucho Hay Que Chupar (There Is Plenty to Suck)
1799
Image Not Available for Vegetable Man
Vegetable Man
c. 1935-1938
Image Not Available for Ecce Homo
Ecce Homo
1936
Image Not Available for Stays
Stays
2016
Image Not Available for Kelso No. 6, 10.29.86
Kelso No. 6, 10.29.86
1986
Image Not Available for Chirk Castle &c. from Wynnstay Park
Chirk Castle &c. from Wynnstay Park
1776
Image Not Available for Interior with Two Women
Interior with Two Women
1772, published 1787