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Y son fieras. (And they are wild beasts); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 5

(Spanish, 1746–1828)
Drawn and etched about 1811-1812, published 1863
Medium/TechniqueEtching, burnished aquatint, and drypoint; posthumous first edition
DimensionsPlatemark: 15.6 x 20.8 cm (6 1/8 x 8 3/16 in.)
Sheet: 24.3 x 33.3 cm (9 9/16 x 13 1/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund, by exchange
Accession numberM21914.5
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsEngraved l.l.: 28 (not inked); u.l.: 5; poathumously engraved: Y son fieras
Provenance
Source unknown; purchased by MFA June, 1911.
No se puede mirar. (One can't look); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 26
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1810–14; published 1863
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1815–17; published 1864
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1816–19; published 1864
Restricted: For reference only
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1810–14; published 1863
Fuerte cosa es! (This is too much!); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 31
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1810–14; published 1863
Esto es malo. (This is bad); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 46
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1810–14; published 1863
Madre infeliz! (Unhappy mother!); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 50
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1812–14; published 1863
Las camas de la muerte. (The beds of death); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 62
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1812–14; published 1863