Original engraving by Francisco de Goya, no. 22 of Los Caprichos, with the title Pobrecitas! etched below and the number 22 at the upper right. Two cloaked women walk at night beside a wall, closely followed by a third figure. Etching with burnished aquatint and drypoint.
Original engraving by Francisco de Goya, no. 22 of Los Caprichos, with the title Pobrecitas! etched below and the number 22 at the upper right. Two cloaked women walk at night beside a wall, closely followed by a third figure. Etching with burnished aquatint and drypoint.
Los Caprichos was first published in 1799; the coppers later passed to the Calcografia Nacional, which has reissued them several times since 1855. The record for this item does not state which edition this impression comes from.
Medium: Etching, burnished aquatint and drypoint
Artist / after: Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828)
Series: Los Caprichos, no. 22
Dimensions: Sheet 10.4 x 14.8 in (26.5 x 37.5 cm)
Condition: Crisp, well-contrasted impression with a strongly embossed plate mark; clean paper, with one small spot in the right margin