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Plate 62 from "The Disasters of War" (Los Desastres de la Guerra): 'The beds of death' (Las camas de la muerte)

1811–12 (published 1863)
Etching, lavis, drypoint, burin, burnisher
17.4 × 21.8 cm (6.9 × 8.6 in)

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