Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828) The Moors using Donkeys... (Tauromaquía, pl. 17). 1816. Etching, drypoint, burin and aquatint. 350 x 245 [434 x 310]. Delteil 240; Harris 220. sepia print. A very fine proof of the 1st edition (1816) on thin laid paper. Vertical ripples (slightly rubbed on the surface) due to pressure during the printing. Fine broken fold of oblique printing in the lower margin of the copper. Minor foxing, mainly at the extreme edge of the leaf. All margins (the left one slightly torn). Ex-coll. H.-M. Petiet (Lugt 5031) -

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