They are Polishing Him Up (Y se las pulen) — Leonardo Alenza y Nieto. They are Polishing Him Up (Y se las pulen), 1807–45. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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They are Polishing Him Up (Y se las pulen)

by Leonardo Alenza y Nieto

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Artist: Leonardo Alenza y Nieto (Spanish, Madrid 1807–1845 Madrid)
Date: 1807–45
Medium: Pen and dark brown ink with brush and gray-brown wash; composition outlined with pen and dark brown ink on all sides; traces of black chalk underscript under inscription
Dimensions: 6-7/8 x 5-1/8 in. (17.5 x 13.0 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Dodge Fund, 1939
Accession no.: 39.29.19

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