Francisco Goya — Por temor no pierdas honor (Do not lose honor through fear), plate 2 from; Los Proverbios (D. 203; H. 249)

Por temor no pierdas honor (Do not lose honor through fear), plate 2 from; Los Proverbios (D. 203; H. 249)

$500
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828) Por temor no pierdas honor (Do not lose honor through fear), plate 2 from; Los Proverbios (D. 203; H. 249) etching with burnished aquatint and drypoint (?), before 1824, on smooth cream wove paper, without watermark, a posthumous trial proof (Harris IIi), in greyish-black ink, before the scratch through the phantom, printed circa 1854-63, before the first edition of 1864, with narrow margins (slightly uneven), some mount staining, pale paper toning and minor staining on the reverse, generally in good condition. P. 9 9/16 x 13¾ in. (244 x 350 mm.), S. 10 7/16 x 14 5/8 in. (266 x 371 mm.)