About This Artwork

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
Spanish, 1746-1828

He defends himself well, plate 78 from The Disasters of War, c. 1815/20, published 1863

Etching, drypoint, burin and burnishing on ivory wove paper with gilt edges
157 x 202 mm (image); 175 x 220 mm (plate); 240 x 336 mm (sheet)
Gift of J. C. Cebrian, 1920.1383

Harris 198 III/III (1st edition); Delteil 197; Gassier and Wilson III.1130; Pérez Sánchez & Gállego 78