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On account of a knife
On account of a knife

On account of a knife

Artist (Spanish, 1746 - 1828)
Titles
  • Plate 34 from The Disasters of War
  • Por una navaja
Dateca. 1810-1820 (published 1863)
Mediumetching, drypoint, burin, burnisher
DimensionsOverall: 9 13/16 x 13 1/4 in. (24.9 x 33.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert and Karen Hoehn
CultureSpanish
PortfolioLos desastres de la guerra, first edition by Tomas Harris, March 1863
Catalogue raisonnéHarris 121.III.1b (first edition, with letters, before correction); Blas & Matilla 2000, cat.no.1.
Object numberPC1999.01.34
ClassificationsPrint Collection
DescriptionA priest is executed in front of a crowd for bearing arms. The knife he had and his crime is written and hanging on his chest. The crowd looks at the pathetic sight in the background.

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