"Los Caprichos: Obsequio a el Maestro" Plate 47. No visible watermark, cream colored paper. Impression from before the steel facing of the plate, believed to be a fifth edition. The eighty etchings of "Los Caprichos" were the first collection Goya produced for sale as a single set. In 1803, fearful of the Spanish Inquisition, Goya relinquished the plates to Charles IV, in return for a pension for his son. The plates remain with the Calcografia, issued in the ensuing years by that institution. Apprx 8-5/8" x 5-7/8" plate mark. Overall measures apprx 11-7/8" x 9-3/8".
150/200 Sold $207.00
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