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
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
generally in very good condition, in a modern album
Plates 215 x 150 mm.
Sheets 297 x 205 mm.(and similar)
368 x 295 x 50 mm. (overall)