The beds of death

Artist Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746 - 1828)

Titles

Plate 62 from The Disasters of War
Las camas de la muerte

Dateca. 1811-1812 (published 1863)

MediumEtching, lavis, drypoint, burin, and burnisher

DimensionsOverall: 9 13/16 x 13 5/16 in. (24.9 x 33.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Robert and Karen Hoehn

CultureSpanish

Inscribed"Las camas de la muerte." printed in plate below image; number 62 printed in plate outside image u.l.; number 62 handwritten in graphite outside image in plate l.r.

PortfolioLos desastres de la guerra, first edition, published March 1863

Catalogue raisonnéHarris 182.III.1 (first edition, with letters); Blas & Matilla 2000, cat.no.62.

Object numberPC1999.01.62

ClassificationsPrint Collection

DescriptionA figure at stands at center covered by a white cloth held tight around her face, the white cloth is highlighted; behind her lay huddled bodies in shadow

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