One Can't Tell Why, plate 35 from The Disasters of War
1812/15, published 1863
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes Spanish, 1746-1828
Spain
Eight convicted and garroted victims share a platform. Suspended from cords around their necks and resting against their chests are the weapons they carried when they were arrested by the French army. For Spaniards, being caught carrying a weapon of any kind was a capital offense.
Etching, burnished lavis, drypoint and burin on ivory wove paper with gilt edges