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1810/1820

Francisco Goya

Associated Names
Francisco Goya

Artist, Spanish, 1746 - 1828

The image shows eight individuals seated closely on a bench, each shown from head to toe. They are leaning slightly forward, with their hands in front of them holding a small cross. The people have sombre facial expressions and wear dark robes and black head coverings with a white cross. Each person has a piece of paper on their chest with illegible text. The background is grey with horizontal line patterns.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, burnished lavis, drypoint and burin on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Jane C. Carey in memory of her mother, Mrs. Addie Burr Clark

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.3 × 20.5 cm (6 × 8 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 24 × 33.4 cm (9 7/16 × 13 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.13.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Harris 1964, no. 155, State III(1b?)

  • Series Title

    Desastres de la guerra: pl.35 [Harris 121-200]

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1964

  • Harris, Tomás. Goya: engravings and lithographs. 2 vols. Oxford: Bruno Cassirer, 1964.

Wikidata ID

Q65223779

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