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A work made of etching, lavis, drypoint, burin, and burnishing on ivory wove paper with gilt edges.

The Same, plate three from The Disasters of War

1810/15, published 1863

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes Spanish, 1746-1828

Spain

Here the ax pauses before descending upon the begging French soldier. Only the clothing of the adversaries distinguishes between friends and foes. Violence has overtaken both the French and Spanish alike.

Etching, lavis, drypoint, burin, and burnishing on ivory wove paper with gilt edges

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