Lot 32
Francisco Goya (1746-1828)
Fifteen plates from 'Los Caprichos', the Tenth Edition (15)
Hammer Price: £1,300
Description
Francisco Goya (1746-1828)
Fifteen plates from 'Los Caprichos', the Tenth Edition
Etchings with aquatint, circa 1799 but printed circa 1918-1928, good impressions on heavy laid paper with watermarks of Goya wearing a cap, each platemark approx. 220 x 154mm (8 5/8 x 6in), sheets approx. 365 x 260mm (14 1/4 x 10 1/4in) (unframed) (15)
Provenance:
Four plates bear collector's ink stamp verso of Tomás Harris (1908-1964) [L. 4922]
Literature:
cf. Delteil 38-117; Harris III 10/12
⁂ Plates include numbers 6 (x 2), 8, 16, 18, 21, 22, 26, 51, 52, 54, 55, 57, 63, and 66. Harris states 'One hundred and seventy sets of this edition were made between 1918 and 1928. This edition is very well printed and is the best after the fourth. The plates are clean-wiped and the impressions are good.'
Description
Francisco Goya (1746-1828)
Fifteen plates from 'Los Caprichos', the Tenth Edition
Etchings with aquatint, circa 1799 but printed circa 1918-1928, good impressions on heavy laid paper with watermarks of Goya wearing a cap, each platemark approx. 220 x 154mm (8 5/8 x 6in), sheets approx. 365 x 260mm (14 1/4 x 10 1/4in) (unframed) (15)
Provenance:
Four plates bear collector's ink stamp verso of Tomás Harris (1908-1964) [L. 4922]
Literature:
cf. Delteil 38-117; Harris III 10/12
⁂ Plates include numbers 6 (x 2), 8, 16, 18, 21, 22, 26, 51, 52, 54, 55, 57, 63, and 66. Harris states 'One hundred and seventy sets of this edition were made between 1918 and 1928. This edition is very well printed and is the best after the fourth. The plates are clean-wiped and the impressions are good.'