Antique Francisco de Goya Plate 76 from Los Caprichos etching series, 10th edition

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Francisco de Goya y Lucientes. ¿Está Vm… pues, Como digo… eh! ¡Cuidado! ¡si no!... (You understand?... Well, as I say... … Read more Francisco de Goya y Lucientes. ¿Está Vm… pues, Como digo… eh! ¡Cuidado! ¡si no!... (You understand?... Well, as I say... eh! Look out! Otherwise...). Plate 76 from Los Caprichos etching series, 10th edition.
The paper is watermarked with the stamp of the Calcografía Nacional.

According to Thomas Harris, this tenth edition, published in 1918, was a limited edition of 170 copies of the highest quality. After the original plates were cleaned and steel-faced, this edition—due to its technical characteristics—became the most highly regarded after the splendid fourth edition. Printed on laid paper with a watermark depicting a portrait of Goya.

¿Está Vm… pues, Como digo… eh! ¡Cuidado! ¡si no!... (Plate 76) is a satirical image targeting the military governor General Tomás de Morla, whose name appears in the memoirs of French generals and in Pradt’s book on Spanish affairs. General de Morla was known for his lack of courage, hypocrisy, and unfair treatment of subordinates. In this print, he is depicted performing his duties—admonishing, shouting, and ultimately making more noise than accomplishing any real work.

Plate size: 14 x 21.5 cm
Paper size: 26 x 35.7 cm

Condition: Excellent

Los Caprichos (The Caprices) is a set of 80 prints in aquatint and etching created by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya between 1797 and 1798, and first published as an album in 1799. The series was an artistic experiment and a powerful medium for Goya’s critique of the universal follies and absurdities he observed in Spanish society.

Thirteen official editions are known: the first in 1799, five more in the 19th century, and seven in the 20th century—the last one published in 1970 by the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando. See less