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Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Los Desastres de la Guerra (Delteil 120-199; Harris 121-200)

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December 5, 03:14 PM GMT

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7,000 - 10,000 GBP

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6,000 GBP

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Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes 

1746 - 1828

Los Desastres de la Guerra (Delteil 120-199; Harris 121-200)


the complete set, comprising 80 etchings with aquatint, drypoint and engraving on laid paper

circa 1810-20

good impressions from the fourth edition, with the title-page and introduction, bound in black marbled boards with leather spine, one of 275 sets printed by the Calcografia for the Real Academia de Nobles Artes de San Fernando, Madrid, 1906

each sheet (approx.): 235 by 320 mm. 9⅜ by 12⅝ in.

album (overall): 244 by 335 mm. 9⅝ by 13¼ in.

(80 prints)

Delteil 120-199; Harris 121-200

Tomás Harris notes that the fourth edition of Los Desastres de la Guerra was very well printed on suitable papers and that the impressions are generally superior to those in the third edition.