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The Consequences, plate 72 from The Disasters of War

1815/20, published 1863
Etching on ivory wove paper with gilt edges
14.4 × 18.8 cm (5.7 × 7.4 in)

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

In this etching a flock of vulturelike creatures—animal-human hybrids— feasts on the body of a moribund victim, symbolizing the consequences of the war for Spain after the restoration of the monarchy.

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