The sleep of reason produces monsters (El sueño de la razó n produce monstruos) Plate 43 from: Los Caprichos

FRANCISCO DE GOYA Y LUCIENTES (1746-1828) The sleep of reason produces monsters (El sueño de la razón produce monstruos) Plate 43 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 highlights bright, the wording at the end of the desk still clear and well-defined, framed Plate: 8 ½ x 5 7/8 in. (216 x 149 mm.) Sheet: 11 ¾ x 8 in. (298 x 203 mm.)