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Plate 54 from "The Disasters of War" (Los Desastres de la Guerra): 'Appeals are in vain' (Clamores en vano)

1811–12 (published 1863)
Etching, lavis, burin, burnisher
15.2 × 20.5 cm (6 × 8.1 in)

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