The Custody of a Prisoner Does Not Call for Torture (La seguridad de un reo no exige tormento)
ca. 1815; published ca. 1859
Etching, burin ('Goya' inscribed in pencil lower right, not in the artist's hand)
25.1 × 18.8 cm (9.9 × 7.4 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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