459 - Francisco de Goya (1746, Fuendetodos – Bordeaux, 1828), Three plates: *La Tauromaquia* (2) – *Los Desastres de la Guerra* (1).

Francisco de Goya (1746, Fuendetodos – Bordeaux, 1828), Three plates: *La Tauromaquia* (2) – *Los Desastres de la Guerra* (1). Etchings on laid paper (2), one with a fragmentary Arches watermark, and on wove paper (1), with a trimmed Palmette watermark. 35.2 x 45.5 cm; 32.2 x 49 cm and 23.2 x 32.2 cm (sheet). Delteil 131, 225, 228; Harris 132 III, 1 (of III, 12), 205, 208 III, 3 (of VII). Provenance: Reinhard Piper (1879–1953), publisher, Munich, with his collector’s stamp on the reverse (Lugt 5594 on Harris 208). Plates 2 and 5 from: *La Tauromaquia*: “Otro modo de cazar a pie” (Another Way of Hunting on Foot) and “El animoso moro Gazul es el primero que lanceó toros en regla” (The Spirited Moor Gazul is the First to Spear Bulls according to the Rules). Fine impressions printed in dark sepia ink, from the third posthumous edition, published in Paris in 1876. Plate 12 from: Los Desastres de la Guerra: “Para eso habeis nacido” (This Is What You Were Born For). A fine impression printed in sepia ink, from the first edition of 1863. – The paper is evenly toned and slightly stained. One sheet has a repaired marginal tear in the upper left corner. Shows traces of previous mounting. Otherwise in good condition. Taxation: subject to differential taxation (VAT: Margin Scheme).