Pretty Teacher!, plate 68 from Los Caprichos
1797/99
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes Spanish, 1746-1828
Spain
Goya usually depicted women as either hags or young society women. Here he may be showing the latter being corrupted by the former, especially as the young girl seems to be hiding her face in shame. The title is particularly ironic, as the witch-teacher is neither attractive nor correctly positioned on the broom.
Etching and aquatint on ivory laid paper