FRANCISCO GOYA (1746-1828)

Goya - Esto es lo peor - Los Desastres de la Guerra Los Desastres de la Guerra (The Disasters of War): Esto es lo peor! (That is the worst of it!) Seated wolf writing with quill before assembled group of figures; ---Etching made between 1814 and 1815. Plate 74.Third to Sixt edition on seven, but probably from the fourth edition. (The watermark in the paper: crowned lily and monogram 'JGL' would fit with in timeline of the fourth edition). --- The Disasters of War documents the horrors of the Peninsular War of 1808–14 between Spain and France under Napoleon Bonaparte. Because of their criticism of both France and the restored Bourbon monarchy, these works were not published until 1863, 17,60 x 21,80 cm A good impression with wide margins, age toning inside the visible area in the mat. On watermarked laid paper. Harris 1964 / Goya: Engravings and Lithographs (194.III.4 (? )/7) --- Delteil / Le Peintre-Graveur Illustré (XIXe et XXe siècles) (193)