Goya, Chiton - Original Etching, Caprichos No. 28 - 5th Edition 1881-86
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Original etching and aquatint by Francisco de Goya, "Chitón" (Hush), number 28 of Los Caprichos, in the fifth edition printed between 1881 and 1886 by the Calcografía Nacional. A cloaked woman raises a finger to her lips before a stooping old woman: silence, and a gallant message.
Original etching and aquatint by Francisco de Goya, "Chitón" (Hush), number 28 of Los Caprichos, in the fifth edition printed between 1881 and 1886 by the Calcografía Nacional. A cloaked woman raises a finger to her lips before a stooping old woman: silence, and a gallant message.
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 28. 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; abundant rust staining in the margins, with some specks next to the plate mark and one within the image.
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Original etching and aquatint by Francisco de Goya, "Chitón" (Hush), number 28 of Los Caprichos, in the fifth edition printed between 1881 and 1886 by the Calcografía Nacional. A cloaked woman raises a finger to her lips before a stooping old woman: silence, and a gallant message.