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The Disasters of War, plates 1-80 (Los Desastres de la Guerra)

1810–15 (published 1863)
Not on view
Complete unbound set of the first edition with title page and biography.

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Object Information
  • Title: The Disasters of War, plates 1-80 (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
  • Artist: Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)
  • Date: 1810–15 (published 1863)
  • Medium: (Variously) etching, aquatint, lavis, drypoint, burin, and burnishing on wove paper
  • Dimensions: Height: 9 13/16 in. (25 cm)
    Width: 13 9/16 in. (34.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Grafton H. Pyne, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.530.2(1-80)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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