These two etchings represent Francisco Goya's homage to Diego Velázquez, Spain's greatest Old Master painter, executed around 1778 to 1779 at the prestigious Calcografía in Madrid. Goya's interpretations of Velázquez's "Margarita de Austria" and "Aesopus" demonstrate his mastery of the etching medium and his deep engagement with the Spanish artistic tradition, capturing the psychological intensity and painterly technique of the originals in his own distinctive graphic language. The impressions, printed on heavy laid paper from the first editions, bear witness to the collection's distinguished provenance, having belonged to Professor David Davies, a renowned specialist in Spanish painting.