The Beds of Death, plate 62 from The Disasters of War
1812/15, published 1863
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes Spanish, 1746-1828
Spain
Despair and helplessness are symbolized by the central figure in this image, who mourns the dead and shrouded victims littering the enclosure.
Etching, lavis, drypoint, burin and burnishing on ivory wove paper with gilt edges