Los Caprichos
$500
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
very good to fine impressions printed in dark sepia
printing sharply, with great contrasts and brightly wiped highlights, with the scratch on plate 45
the sheets loose, with wide margins
some minor foxing, otherwise in very good condition
Plates 21,4 x 15,2 cm. (8 ½ x 6 in.) (and similar)
Sheets 28,8 x 19,3 cm. (11 1⁄3 x 7 2⁄3 in.) (and similar)(80)






























