Sleep overcomes them (Las rinde el Sueñ o) Plate 34 from: Los Caprichos

FRANCISCO DE GOYA Y LUCIENTES (1746-1828) Sleep overcomes them (Las rinde el Sueño) Plate 34 from: Los Caprichos etching with burnished aquatint, drypoint and engraving, on laid paper, a very good impression from the First Edition, published by the artist, Madrid, 1799, the all-important dark background strong, rich and even, the foreground highlights bright and clean, framed Plate: 8 ½ x 6 in. (216 x 152 mm.) Sheet: 11 ¾ x 8 in. (298 x 203 mm.)