The Consequences, plate 72 from The Disasters of War
1815/20, published 1863
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes Spanish, 1746-1828
Spain
In this etching a flock of vulturelike creatures—animal-human hybrids— feasts on the body of a moribund victim, symbolizing the consequences of the war for Spain after the restoration of the monarchy.
Etching on ivory wove paper with gilt edges