Disparate: Una Reina del Circo, c. 1820, Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, Spanish, 1746–1828, 9 5/8 × 14 in. ( × cm) (plate), Etching and aquatint, France, 19th century, In this circus act, a woman balances on the back of a horse, which in turn balances on a slack rope. The Spanish expression, 'bailando en una cuerda floja' Dancing on a slack rope is similar to the English expression 'skating on thin ice.' We don’t know if Goya had anyone specific in mind when he made this image of a precarious situation

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