They are Polishing Him Up ("Y se las pulen")

Leonardo Alenza1807–45

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Title: They are Polishing Him Up ("Y se las pulen")
Creator: Leonardo Alenza y Nieto
Date Created: 1807–45
Physical Dimensions: 6-7/8 x 5-1/8 in. (17.5 x 13.0 cm)
Type: Drawing
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/335162
Medium: Pen and dark brown ink with brush and gray-brown wash on off-white paper. Composition outlined with pen and dark brown ink on all sides. Traces of black chalk underscript under inscription
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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