Blind Beggar and Dog

Date18th-early 19th century

After Francisco José Goya y Lucientes Spanish, 1746-1828

Object number52.25

ProvenanceJ. Lazaro, Madrid; LeRoy M. Backus collection (1879-1948), Seattle, Washington; bequest from Mr. Backus to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 1952

Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann

Exhibition HistoryMadrid, Spain, Exposicion de Dibujos Originales—1750 a 1850, 1922. Cat. no. 202. Possibly Portland, Oregon, Portland Art Museum, 1946. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Leroy M. Backus Collection, 1952. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Milwaukee Art Institute, 6 Painters, 1957. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Old Master Drawings From the Seattle Art Museum Collection, Feb. 7 - Mar. 30, 1980 (Owensboro, Kentucky, Owensboro Museum of Fine Arts, Aug. 30 - Oct. 4, 1981; Claremont, California, Galleries of the Claremont Colleges, Nov. 14 - Dec. 18, 1981; San Diego, California, San Diego Museum of Art, Jan. 1 - 30, 1982; El Paso, Texas, El Paso Museum of Art, Mar. 1 - Mar. 29, 1982; Colorado Springs, Colorado, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, May 8 - June 5, 1982; Baton Rouge, Louisiana Art and Science Center, June 27- July 23, 1982; Littleton, Colorado, Northern Colorado Gallery for the Arts, Arapaho Community College, Sept. 3 - Oct. 1, 1982). Text by Erna Mandowsky. Cat. no. 47 [as “After Francisco José de Goya”], pp. 18, 22.Published ReferencesBoix, Felix. "Exposition de Debujos Originales--1750 a 1850." Madrid, Spain: 1922, #202, pl. 39 Mayer, A. "Francesco de Goya." London: 1924, p. 197, no. 730a Seattle Art Museum. "Le Roy M. Backus Memorial Collection." Seattle: Seattle Art Museum, 1952, no. 21, illus. Mandowsky, Dr. Erna, Seattle Art Museum, Washington, "Old Master Drawings From The Seattle Art Museum Collection Guide", 1980, p. 22

Credit LineLeRoy M. Backus Collection

Dimensions7 3/16 x 6 in. (18.26 x 15.24 cm)

MediumRed chalk on paper