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Los Caprichos: P.1-1986

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Titles

Los Caprichos

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Goya y Lucientes, Francisco José de

Entities

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Description

Book

Notes

History note: Enriqueta Harris collection

History note: Tomas Harris collection

Legal notes

From the Gow Fund with the aid of the Regional Fund administered by the Victoria & Albert Museum on behalf of the Museums and Galleries Commission

Measurements and weight

Height: 308 mm
Width: 205 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1986) by Artemis Fine Arts Limited

Dating

1790s
Production date: AD 1799

Note

80 plates and 6 pages of manuscript notes, bound in early 19th century (German binding ?)

First edition with manuscript explanations based on the Prado explanation sheets, with attempts to identify particular people, etc. , derived from the Alaya manuscript that was published by El Conde de la Vinanza, in "Goya, su tiempo, su vida y sus obras" (Madrid, 1887, pp. 327-359)

School or Style

Spanish

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink
Sepia

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Aquatint
Etching

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: collector's stamp, at the verso of each plate and manuscript page

  • Text: Tomas Harris
  • Location: Verso lower centre
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Type: Stamp

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1-1986
Primary reference Number: 2871
Harris (Goya): III. 1

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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