Accession Number2008/1.152.73
TitleIt is better to be lazy. (Major es holgar.)
Artist(s)Francisco José de Goya y LucientesObject Creation Date1799Medium & Supportetching, burnished aquatint and burin on paperDimensions 12 in x 8 in (30.48 cm x 20.32 cm);8 1/8 in x 5 1/8 in (20.64 cm x 13.02 cm);8 3/8 in x 5 15/16 in (21.27 cm x 15.08 cm)
Credit LineGift of Kurt Delbanco in honor of Nicholas Delbanco, and partial purchase with the funds from the W. Hawkins Ferry FundLabel copyPlate 73
It is better to be lazy.
(Major es holgar.)
Etching, burnished aquatint, and burin
Gift of Kurt Delbanco in honor of Nicholas Delbanco, and partial purchase with funds from the W. Hawkins Ferry Fund, 2008/1.152.73
Commentary: If the more he works the less he likes it, he is quite right to say, “It is better to be lazy.”
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