Plate 44 from "The Disasters of War" (Los Desastres de la Guerra): 'I saw it' (Yo lo vi)
A controversial aspect of Goya’s graphic work is its alleged documentary value. The published edition of the present print (this is a proof impression before lettering) is inscribed "I saw it," most likely as a mark of authenticity, an assertion that it is inspired by actual events. Goya depicted a caravan of people fleeing their town, a then familiar occurrence, as citizens left in anticipation of the enemy’s arrival or fell under the occupying authority. He might have witnessed such events around the time of the second French assault on his hometown of Zaragoza, in late 1808, and in 1812, when he was living outside Madrid.
Artwork Details
- Title: Plate 44 from "The Disasters of War" (Los Desastres de la Guerra): 'I saw it' (Yo lo vi)
- Series/Portfolio: The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
- Artist: Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)
- Date: 1810
- Medium: Etching, drypoint, burin
- Dimensions: Plate: 6 1/4 × 9 3/16 in. (15.8 × 23.4 cm)
Sheet: 8 3/4 × 12 5/8 in. (22.2 × 32 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1932
- Object Number: 32.62.2
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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