Hilan Delgado (They Spin Finely)

Francisco Goya Y Lucientes, 1746 - 1828



Hilan Delgado (They Spin Finely)

Francisco Goya Y Lucientes 1746 - 1828

Summary

A group of witches are sitting together. One of them, a crone sits in a chair wearing a large dark dress with a distaff, spinning thread. Behind her to the right is a bundle of infants, roped together and hanging from the ceiling. To the left are two more crones and a broom.


Object Name

Hilan Delgado (They Spin Finely)

Date Created

1799

Dimensions

plate mark: 21.5cm x 15.2cm
support: 31.2cm x 22cm

accession number

1983.858

Place of creation

Spain

Support

paper

Medium

ink (black)

Credit

Purchased with the assistance of the Bostock Will Trust and the National Art Collections Fund.

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