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- Francisco de Goya
- Los Caprichos
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Francisco De Goya Y Lucientes
Los Caprichos
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master Prints, Lot 129
2. Jul - 2. Jul 2024
Old Master Prints, Lot 129
2. Jul - 2. Jul 2024
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
FRANCISCO DE GOYA Y LUCIENTES (1746-1828)
Los Caprichos
the complete set of eighty etchings with burnished aquatint, drypoint and engraving
1797-98
on laid paper, without watermark
a fine, uniform set from the First Edition, published by the artist, Madrid, 1799, in an edition of approximately three hundred copies
fine to very good impressions, printing very sharply, with strong contrasts and bright highlights
plate 45 with the vertical scratch on the chin of the central figure
with wide margins
a few plates with minor repairs in the margins - Private English Collection.
Los Caprichos
the complete set of eighty etchings with burnished aquatint, drypoint and engraving
1797-98
on laid paper, without watermark
a fine, uniform set from the First Edition, published by the artist, Madrid, 1799, in an edition of approximately three hundred copies
fine to very good impressions, printing very sharply, with strong contrasts and bright highlights
plate 45 with the vertical scratch on the chin of the central figure
with wide margins
a few plates with minor repairs in the margins - Private English Collection.