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Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Los Caprichos

1797/99, published 1799
80 etchings on ivory laid paper in a hard green binding with "Goya" in red and gold at the top on the spine
30.5 × 20.8 cm (12 × 8.2 in)

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