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Maker(s):Goya, Francisco de
Culture:Spanish (1745-1828)
Title:Que se rompe la cuerda [May the cord break], plate 77 from the series Los Desastres de la Guerra [The Disasters of War]
Date Made:1863 print
Type:Print
Materials:Etching, aquatint on wove paper
Place Made:Europe; Spain; Madrid
Measurements:Mat: 14 1/4 in x 19 1/4 in; 36.2 cm x 48.9 cm; Sheet: 9 13/16 in x 13 9/16 in; 24.9 cm x 34.4 cm; Plate: 6 13/16 in x 8 1/2 in; 17.3 cm x 21.6 cm; Image: 6 in x 7 11/16 in; 15.2 cm x 19.5 cm
Narrative Inscription:  TITLE: recto, lwr. ctr. (etched, within plate): Que se rompe la cuerda.; INSCRIPTION: recto, upp. l. (etched, within plate): 11; INSCRIPTION: recto, lwr. r. (pen): 16
Accession Number:  MH 2012.34.4
Credit Line:Purchase with the John Martyn Warbeke Art Fund
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
A man teeters on a tightrope, stretching out both of his arms to keep balance. He is wearing a flowing black cloak over a white gown. A big crowd of people are watching him underneath. A corner of a building can also be seen on the right.

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