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Maja: P.1068-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Maja
Translated as: A "Maja", with dark background

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Goya y Lucientes, Francisco José de

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1917) by Murray, Charles Fairfax

Dating

1824 - 1859

Note

Third state. Executed in Bordeaux between 1824 and 1828, printed in the Calcografia in 1859 for John Savile Lumley.

School or Style

Spanish

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 190 mm Width 124 mm
Sheet Height 250 mm Width 190 mm

Techniques used in production

Aquatint
Burnishing (printmaking)
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1068-R
Primary reference Number: 2487
Harris (Goya): 30 III
Delteil: 28
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024 Last processed: Friday 25 October 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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