Art, literature & history
It is Better to be Lazy, Plate 73
1799
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Medium
- etching and aquatint
- Dimensions
- Platemark: 21.2 x 15 cm (8 3/8 x 5 7/8 in.); Sheet: 30.8 x 22.2 cm (12 1/8 x 8 3/4 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1956.276
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Francisco Goya. It is Better to be Lazy, Plate 73. The Cleveland Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art
About this artwork
It is Better to be Lazy, Plate 73 — Francisco Goya. 1799.
Medium: etching and aquatint. Dimensions: Platemark: 21.2 x 15 cm (8 3/8 x 5 7/8 in.); Sheet: 30.8 x 22.2 cm (12 1/8 x 8 3/4 in.).
Collection record: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.