Buen Viage (Bon Voyage)

Francisco Goya Y Lucientes, 1746 - 1828



Buen Viage (Bon Voyage)

Francisco Goya Y Lucientes 1746 - 1828

Summary

A witch with wings carries four grotesque figures on her back, of whom only their faces can be seen. The background is a dark black.

Display Label

Buen Viage (Bon Voyage) published 1799 Francisci de Goya 1746-1828 Etching, burnished aquatint and burin Goya was a pioneer in the use of aquatint. here he has aquatinted the whole plate and burnished back several layers; only a few lines of etching define the ghoulish forms. The highlighted areas have been burnished back with only faint grains of the original resin visible. The eerie figure etched to the left was bitten in acid for a shorter spell than the rest of the plate. Purchased 1983.869


Object Name

Buen Viage (Bon Voyage)

Date Created

1799

Dimensions

plate mark: 21.4cm x 15cm
support: 30cm x 18.7cm

accession number

1983.869

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.

Legal

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