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Harris records that the earliest sets are on paper with the Serra watermark which was also used for trial proofs.
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FRANCISCO DE GOYA Y LUCIENTES
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FRANCISCO DE GOYA Y LUCIENTES
La Tauromaquia (L.D. 224-56; T.H. 204-35)
the set of thirty-three etchings with burnished aquatint, drypoint and engraving, 1815, on fine, crisp laid paper, plates 1-2, 4-6, 8-14, 19-20, 22, 24 with watermark Serra, the rest on similar paper without watermark, explanatory title sheet (watermark Bartolome Mongélos) very fine, uniform impressions, showing the usual foulbiting, First Edition, issued by the artist 1816, with margins, occasional printer's creases and pale staining, otherwise in exceptional condition, bound in red marbled boards (scuffed and worn). 275 x 390mm.album
La Tauromaquia (L.D. 224-56; T.H. 204-35)
the set of thirty-three etchings with burnished aquatint, drypoint and engraving, 1815, on fine, crisp laid paper, plates 1-2, 4-6, 8-14, 19-20, 22, 24 with watermark Serra, the rest on similar paper without watermark, explanatory title sheet (watermark Bartolome Mongélos) very fine, uniform impressions, showing the usual foulbiting, First Edition, issued by the artist 1816, with margins, occasional printer's creases and pale staining, otherwise in exceptional condition, bound in red marbled boards (scuffed and worn). 275 x 390mm.album