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Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828)
Los Caprichos (L.D. 38-117; T.H. 36-115)
etchings with burnished aquatint, drypoint and engraving, 1799, the set of 80, from the Second Edition (described by Harris as being very small), published by the Calcografia for the Real Academia, Madrid, 1855, on thick, absorbant wove paper, very good impressions, a few plates with minor foxing and pale discolouration, generally in very good condition, brown morocco boards by Ginesta, blocked and stained, with geometric and scroll motives, the spine with geometric motives, pale watered-silk doublures and liners, gilt edges
overall S. 320 x 230mm.(album)
Los Caprichos (L.D. 38-117; T.H. 36-115)
etchings with burnished aquatint, drypoint and engraving, 1799, the set of 80, from the Second Edition (described by Harris as being very small), published by the Calcografia for the Real Academia, Madrid, 1855, on thick, absorbant wove paper, very good impressions, a few plates with minor foxing and pale discolouration, generally in very good condition, brown morocco boards by Ginesta, blocked and stained, with geometric and scroll motives, the spine with geometric motives, pale watered-silk doublures and liners, gilt edges
overall S. 320 x 230mm.(album)
Provenance
Candido Nocedal, dedicated to him by Edouardo G. Pedrose, 3 October 1857, in pen and ink on an initial blank leafAgustin G. de Amezua, his stamp on the first leaf