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This is Worse, plate 37 from The Disasters of War

1812/15, published 1863
Etching, lavis and drypoint on ivory wove paper with gilt edges
13.9 × 18.5 cm (5.5 × 7.3 in)

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Ever-increasing violence is on display in this horrific scene. A trial proof of this print bears the inscription, “The one at Chinchón,” suggesting that the artist witnessed this scene of human barbarity.

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