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Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Rabble, plate 28 from The Disasters of War

1814/20, published 1863
Etching, lavis, drypoint, burnishing and burin on ivory wove paper with gilt edges
14.8 × 19.7 cm (5.8 × 7.8 in)

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Onlookers witness the brutal violation of a bound and hapless victim by the rabble.

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