Can't anyone untie us? (¿No hay quien nos desate?)

Accession Number
2008/1.152.75

Title
Can't anyone untie us? (¿No hay quien nos desate?)

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 3/8 in x 5 7/8 in (21.27 cm x 14.92 cm);8 1/8 in x 5 1/2 in (20.64 cm x 13.97 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 75
Can’t anyone untie us?
(¿No hay quien nos desate?)
Etching and burnished aquatint
Gift of Kurt Delbanco in honor of Nicholas Delbanco, and partial purchase with funds from the W. Hawkins Ferry Fund, 2008/1.152.75
Commentary: A man and a woman tied together with ropes, struggling to get loose and trying to be untied quickly? Either I am mistaken, or they are two people who have been forced to marry.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Primary Object Type
intaglio print

Collection Area
Western

Rights
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