Lads making ready (Muchachos al aví o) Plate 11 from: Los Caprichos

FRANCISCO DE GOYA Y LUCIENTES (1746-1828) Lads making ready (Muchachos al avío) Plate 11 from: Los Caprichos etching with burnished aquatint, drypoint and engraving, on laid paper, a good impression from the First Edition, published by the artist, Madrid, 1799, the deep, fine grain aquatint of the sky effectively burnished to represent encroaching night, framed Plate: 8 ½ x 6 in. (216 x 152 mm.) Sheet: 11 ¾ x 8 in. (298 x 203 mm.)