Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

1746 - 1828

The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters (El sueño de la razón produce monstruos), from Los Caprichos (D. 80; H. 78)

Etching with burnished aquatint, drypoint and engraving, 1797-98, a very good impression from the first edition, printed in a warm, sepia ink, published by the artist, Madrid, 1799, printing with bright highlights, the wording on the side of the bureau clear and defined, on laid paper without watermark  

plate: 212 by 151mm 8¼ by 5⅞in 

sheet: 278 by 182mm 11 by 7⅛in