Le descañona (She Fleeces Him)

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Le descañona (She Fleeces Him)
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Le descañona (She Fleeces Him)

PortfolioPlate 35 from the series "Los Caprichos"
Date1799
MediumEtching and aquatint
DimensionsSheet: 306 × 213 mm. (12 1/16 × 8 3/8 in.)
Image: 183 × 124 mm. (7 3/16 × 4 7/8 in.)
Plate: 207 × 141 mm. (8 1/8 × 5 9/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Henry G. Burke, Baltimore
Object number1990.17
NOT ON VIEW
Last Updated1/11/24
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