Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Painter, plate one from Los Caprichos

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Painter, plate one from Los Caprichos by Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes: A work made of etching and aquatint on cream laid p…

What to notice

Compare this impression’s crisp etched contour and grainy aquatint with Goya’s other opening self-portrait; hat, profile, and shadow set a deliberately watchful tone.

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This impression is another printing of Goya’s opening self-portrait for Los Caprichos. Etched lines establish hat and profile while granular aquatint surrounds the watchful figure with shadow, preparing viewers for the critical series that follows.