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Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes — Los Proverbios (Delteil 202-219; Harris 248-265)
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Los Proverbios (Delteil 202-219; Harris 248-265)

Goya's 'Los Proverbios' is a complete set of 18 etchings with aquatint and drypoint created between 1816-24, bound in red leather with gilt decoration. This First Edition publication from 1864 represents one of the artist's most ambitious and enigmatic series.

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The complete set, comprising 18 etchings with aquatint and drypoint, 1816-24, fine to very good impressions from the First Edition of 300, published by the Real Academia de Nobles Artes de San Fernando, Madrid, 1864, on heavy wove paper, several sheets with partial Palmette watermarks, accompanied by the lithographic title page, bound in red leather boards with gilt decoration and lettering

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December 3, 2021

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Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, Los Proverbios (Delteil 202-219; Harris 248-265)

Goya's 'Los Proverbios' is a complete set of 18 etchings with aquatint and drypoint created between 1816-24, bound in red leather with gilt decoration. This First Edition publication from 1864 represents one of the artist's most ambitious and enigmatic series.

Medium
The complete set, comprising 18 etchings with aquatint and drypoint, 1816-24, fine to very good impressions from the First Edition of 300, published by the Real Academia de Nobles Artes de San Fernando, Madrid, 1864, on heavy wove paper, several sheets with partial Palmette watermarks, accompanied by the lithographic title page, bound in red leather boards with gilt decoration and lettering
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Related themes

Series, Dark, Monochrome, Etching, Allegorical, Early Modern, Spanish, Satirical, Aquatint, Romantic

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Art Institute of Chicago