They'll Get Their Desserts ("Buen pelo echará") 1807 - 1845

"They'll Get Their Desserts ("Buen pelo echará")" is an 1807-1845 ink drawing by Spanish artist Leonardo Alenza (1807-1845). The drawing, housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, depicts a scene of punishment with a focus on the emotional impact of the event. The drawing captures the moment of the "just desserts" as the condemned man kneels while a skeletal figure in a gown covered with skulls, likely representing Death, and a young woman look on. Alenza’s use of line and shadow gives the image a sense of drama and suspense. The title, a Spanish proverb meaning "good hair will shed," implies that even the most beautiful person will face their end.