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Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Pretty Teacher!, plate 68 from Los Caprichos

1797/99
Etching and aquatint on ivory laid paper
18.4 × 12.3 cm (7.2 × 4.8 in)

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

Goya usually depicted women as either hags or young society women. Here he may be showing the latter being corrupted by the former, especially as the young girl seems to be hiding her face in shame. The title is particularly ironic, as the witch-teacher is neither attractive nor correctly positioned on the broom.

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