Nobody knows why

Artist Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746 - 1828)

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Plate 35 from The Disasters of War

Dateca. 1810-1820 (published 1863)

Mediumetching, burnished lavis, drypoint, burin

DimensionsOverall: 9 3/4 x 13 3/16 in. (24.8 x 33.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Robert and Karen Hoehn

CultureSpanish

PortfolioLos desastres de la guerra, first edition by Tomas Harris, March 1863

Catalogue raisonnéHarris 121.III.1b (first edition, with letters, before correction); Blas & Matilla 2000, cat.no.1.

Object numberPC1999.01.35

ClassificationsPrint Collection

DescriptionEight religious men seated on a platform, seated to post. Each is holding a cross, three have swords/knives tied to their necks. One has a gun attached to his neck. All have black hats with a cross on it.

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