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Cruel lástima.! (Cruel tale of woe.!); Fatales consequencias de la sangrienta guerra en España con Buonaparte. Y otros caprichos enfaticos [Disasters of War], plate 48.

(Spanish, 1746–1828)
Drawn and etched about 1812–14; whole series first published posthumously 1863
Medium/TechniqueEtching, burnished lavis, burin, and burnisher; posthumous trial proof
DimensionsPlatemark: 15.6 x 20.9 cm (6 1/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
Sheet: 26 x 35.3 cm (10 1/4 x 13 7/8 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds by exchange from the bequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession number1973.732.48
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ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceCharles Blanc; bought for 20 pounds from Colnaghi, April 1863 by William Stirling, Keir (later Stirling-Maxwell); Archibald Stirling; Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hofer, Cambridge, MA; purchased from R. M. Light, Boston, June 12, 1974 (original vote June 13, 1973).
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1810–14; whole series first published posthumously 1863
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1811-12; posthumous impression, 1862
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1811-12, this set printed 1862; whole series first published posthumously 1863