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No one has seen us (Nadie nos ha visto), Caprichos 79
No one has seen us (Nadie nos ha visto), Caprichos 79
Public domain: Image courtesy of the Worcester Art Museum.

No one has seen us (Nadie nos ha visto), Caprichos 79

Artist (Spanish, 1746–1828)
Date1799
Mediumetching and aquatint on cream laid paper
Dimensionsplate: 21.3 × 15.1 cm (8 3/8 × 5 15/16 in.)
sheet: 30.9 × 20.8 cm (12 3/16 × 8 3/16 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineSarah C. Garver Fund
Object number1962.165
Label TextIn this memorable satire Goya made fun of the pride of the hidalgos. This lesser branch of Spanish nobility was untitled, but exempted from taxes. To maintain their stature they lived off inherited and invested wealth, considering working beneath them. In fact, most had little real property, and struggled to live in a state of self-dignified poverty and condescension. The most famous hidalgo de sangre was Cervantes’s fictional character Don Quixote, who strove to be a knight-errant even though he could not afford it. Goya’s ass is proud to come from a long lineage of asses.ProvenanceCraddock and Barnard, London, UK
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