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Truth has died
Truth has died

Truth has died

Artist (Spanish, 1746 - 1828)
Titles
  • Murio la verdad
  • Plate 79 from The Disasters of War
Dateca. 1810-1820 (published 1863)
Mediumetching, burnisher
DimensionsOverall: 9 11/16 x 13 1/8 in. (24.6 x 33.3 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 numberPC1999.01.79
ClassificationsPrint Collection
DescriptionA woman (Truth) lies theatrically on the ground, while the masses gather around. A figure wearing a bishop's miter stands at center looking over the woman. Some figures have shovels. Light radiates out from her body.

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