Original etching and aquatint by Francisco de Goya, "Ya van desplumados" (There they go plucked), number 20 of Los Caprichos, in the 1970 edition of the Calcografia Nacional. Wove paper with the watermark of the seal of the Calcografia Nacional and the date 1970.
Original etching and aquatint by Francisco de Goya, "Ya van desplumados" (There they go plucked), number 20 of Los Caprichos, in the 1970 edition of the Calcografia Nacional. Wove paper with the watermark of the seal of the Calcografia Nacional and the date 1970.
Los Caprichos is a series of eighty etchings with aquatint that Goya engraved in 1797-1798 and published as an album in 1799. The 1970 edition, the thirteenth and last official one, was printed from the original coppers held by the Calcografia Nacional.
Medium: Etching and aquatint.
Artist / engraver: Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828).
Date: 1970 edition (series engraved in 1797-1798).
Source: Los Caprichos, Calcografia Nacional, Madrid.
Dimensions: Plate mark 5.8 x 8.7 in (14.8 x 22 cm); sheet 10.4 x 15.0 in (26.3 x 38 cm).
Condition: Good. Clean paper with deckle edges, no appreciable staining or folds.