Plate 48 from "The Disasters of War" (Los Desastres de la Guerra): 'Cruel tale of woe!' (Cruel Lástima!)
1811–12 (published 1863)
Etching, burnished lavis, burin, burnisher
15 × 20.3 cm (5.9 × 8 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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