Goya, No hubo remedio - Original Etching, Caprichos No. 24 - 5th Edition
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Goya, No hubo remedio - Original Etching, Caprichos No. 24 - 5th Edition

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Original etching and aquatint by Francisco de Goya, "No hubo remedio" (There was no help for it), number 24 of Los Caprichos, in the fifth edition printed between 1881 and 1886 by the Calcografía Nacional. A woman condemned by the Inquisition, in coroza and sanbenito, is paraded on a donkey through the crowd.

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Original etching and aquatint by Francisco de Goya, "No hubo remedio" (There was no help for it), number 24 of Los Caprichos, in the fifth edition printed between 1881 and 1886 by the Calcografía Nacional. A woman condemned by the Inquisition, in coroza and sanbenito, is paraded on a donkey through the crowd.

This fifth edition was printed in sepia ink on heavy unwatermarked paper, with the coppers beveled and the impressions bound along their top edge; the cover carried Goya's self-portrait. The edition ran to 210 copies, according to the catalog of Tomás Harris.

Medium: Etching, aquatint and drypoint.
Artist / after: Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828).
Date: 1881-1886 (fifth edition; the series was engraved in 1797-1799).
Source: Los Caprichos, number 24. Calcografía Nacional, Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando.
Dimensions: Plate mark 5.9 x 8.5 in (15 x 21.5 cm); sheet 10.2 x 14.4 in (26 x 36.5 cm).
Condition: Sound. Clean, well-toned impression; rust staining scattered through the margins, visible in the photograph.

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