Baltasar Carlos (Harris 9)

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828) Baltasar Carlos (Harris 9) etching with drypoint, 1778, on sturdy laid paper, watermark Santo Serra (fragment), a good impression from the Second Edition, published by the Calcografia, Madrid, 1815-20, on thick laid paper, with wide margins, sharp platemark, scattered foxing, time- and backboard staining, a horizontal band of discolouration across the subject, some handling creases, a pinhole at the left sheet edge P. 350 x 216 mm., S. 540 x 406 mm.