They've already got a seat (i.e. bottom) (Ya tienen asiento)

Accession Number
2008/1.152.26

Title
They've already got a seat (i.e. bottom) (Ya tienen asiento)

Artist(s)
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Object Creation Date
1799

Medium & Support
etching and burnished aquatint on paper

Dimensions
12 in x 8 in (30.48 cm x 20.32 cm);8 3/16 in x 5 7/16 in (20.8 cm x 13.81 cm);8 7/16 in x 5 7/8 in (21.43 cm x 14.92 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Kurt Delbanco in honor of Nicholas Delbanco, and partial purchase with the funds from the W. Hawkins Ferry Fund

Label copy
Plate 26
They’ve already got a seat (i.e. bottom).
(Ya tienen asiento.)
Etching and burnished aquatint
Gift of Kurt Delbanco in honor of Nicholas Delbanco, and partial purchase with funds from the W. Hawkins Ferry Fund, 2008/1.152.26
Commentary: If conceited girls want to show they have a seat, there is nothing better than to put it on their heads.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Primary Object Type
intaglio print

Collection Area
Western

Rights
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