Artwork Information

  • Title:

    How They Are Plucking Her (Qual la descanonan!)

  • Artist:

    Goya, Francisco

  • Artist Bio:

    Spanish, 1746–1828

  • Date:

    etched 1794-1798, published 1803

  • Medium:

    Etching and aquatint

  • Dimensions:

  • Credit Line:

    Wichita Art Museum, Gift of Mr. Robert Fizzell

  • Object Number:

    1964.2.21

  • Display:

    Not Currently on Display


About the Artwork

Pullets find also birds-of-prey who pluck them, and such is the reason for the saying: give and take.

 

También las Pollas encuentran milanos que las desplumen y aún por eso se dijo aquello de: Donde las dan las toman.