Greed Breaks the Bag (La codicia rompe el saco)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto Spanish

1807–45

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Title: Greed Breaks the Bag (La codicia rompe el saco)
Artist: Leonardo Alenza y Nieto (Spanish, Madrid 1807–1845 Madrid)
Date: 1807–45
Medium: Pen and dark brown ink; outlined with pen and dark brown ink on all sides
Dimensions: 7-5/16 x 5-1/8 in. (18.6 x 13.0 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Dodge Fund, 1939
Object Number: 39.29.26
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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