Mummy’s Boy

1797 - 1799. Etching, Burnished aquatint on ivory laid paper. Not on display

Printer’s proof prior to the first edition Capricho 4, Mummy´s Boy (El de la rollona), before the replacement of the letter “y” with “ll” in “rollona”. Etching and burnished aquatint The word rollona used in the title refers to a strong, plump woman and was only used in the expression “el niño de la rollona”, which appears in various proverbs and sayings in the 17th and 18th centuries and refers to a foolish, spoilt individual who behaves like a baby.

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Mummy’s Boy

Black chalk lines on silk paper, Ca. 1797

Inventory number: G001931
Author: Goya y Lucientes, Francisco de
Title: Mummy’s Boy
Date: 1797 - 1799
Technique: Etching; Burnished aquatint
Support: Ivory laid paper
Dimension: Height: 263 mm.; Width: 201 mm.; Height of the plate mark: 206 mm.; Width of the plate mark: 150 mm.
Series: Caprichos [estampa], 4
Provenance: Joaquín Ballester Ballester; Mariano Ballester; galería Paul Prouté (París), c. 1950; Nicholas G. Stogdon (Nueva York) y Adrian Eeles, Artemis Fine Arts (Londres), c. 1987; Acquired by the Ministry of Culture, 1998; assigned to the Museo del Prado, 1990

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