Why hide them? (Porque esconderlos?) Plate 30 from: Los Caprichos

FRANCISCO DE GOYA Y LUCIENTES (1746-1828) Why hide them? (Porque esconderlos?) Plate 30 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 subtle veils of aquatint tone on the two main figures, which disappears long before the Second Edition, still present, framed Plate: 8 x 5 7/8 in. (203 x 149 mm.) Sheet: 11 ¾ x 8 in. (298 x 203 mm.)