Accession Number2008/1.152.18
TitleAnd his house is on fire (Ysele quema la casa)
Artist(s)Francisco José de Goya y LucientesObject Creation Date1799Medium & Supportetching and burnished aquatint on paperDimensions 12 in x 8 in (30.48 cm x 20.32 cm);7 3/4 in x 5 7/16 in (19.68 cm x 13.81 cm);8 1/2 in x 6 in (21.59 cm x 15.24 cm)
Credit LineGift of Kurt Delbanco in honor of Nicholas Delbanco, and partial purchase with the funds from the W. Hawkins Ferry FundLabel copyPlate 18
And his house is on fire.
(Ysele quema la casa.)
Etching and burnished aquatint
Gift of Kurt Delbanco in honor of Nicholas Delbanco, and partial purchase with funds from the W. Hawkins Ferry Fund, 2008/1.152.18
Commentary: It will not occur to him to take off his breeches or to stop talking to the candle until the local fire brigade freshens him up. Wine can do as much as that.
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