ID 1399508
Lot 114 | FRANCISCO DE GOYA Y LUCIENTES (1746-1828)
Estimate value
£ 150 000 – 250 000
Los Caprichos
the complete set of eighty etchings with burnished aquatint, drypoint and engraving
1797-98
on laid paper, without watermark
a rare, very fine and uniform set, printed in sepia, before the scratch on plate 45
from the First Edition, published by the artist, Madrid, 1799, in an edition of approximately three hundred copies
printing sharply, with great contrasts and brightly wiped highlights
the aquatint very rich and even, many sheets with prominent plate impurities outside the image
with wide margins, unbound
some scattered foxing, generally in good condition
(for additional images, please contact the department)
Plates 213 x 152 mm.
Sheets 300 x 197 mm. (and similar)
| Artist: | Francisco de Goya (1746 - 1828) |
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| Applied technique: | Etching |
| Place of origin: | Spain |
| Artist: | Francisco de Goya (1746 - 1828) |
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| Applied technique: | Etching |
| Place of origin: | Spain |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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