Bidspirit auction | Goya Etching, Original etching and

Goya Etching, Original etching and aquatint - Francisco Goya (Spanish, 1746-1828) Original etching and aquatint from series ”Los Caprichos, ” number 2, ”Elsi Pronuncian y la Mano al Argan, Al Primero due Ilega.” Size of sheet: 11.8 x 8.5 inches, frame sized 29 x 24.5 inches. Los caprichos are a set of 80 prints in aquatint and etching created by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya in 1797 and 1798, and published as an album in 1799. The prints were an artistic experiment: a medium for Goya's condemnation of the universal follies and foolishness in the Spanish society in which he lived. COA Nicky Isen of Dane Fine Art provided.