Caprichos
1799
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746-1828)
Not on View

"Los Caprichos" was Goya's first important series of prints. These satirical caricatures boldly attack the attitudes, morals, and behaviors of the church, the Inquisition, the government, and the royal family, though Goya himself referred to them as merely "a collection of whimsical subjects." The series sold poorly and Goya was forced to remove them from the market after only two days. Ironically, the plates and remaining prints were given to the king in 1803 in exchange for a pension for Goya's son.

Details

  • Artist Name: Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746-1828)
  • Title: Caprichos
  • Date: 1799
  • Medium: Etching, burnished aquatint, drypoint, and burin on laid paper
  • Edition: 1st Edition (Plate #35-Working Proof)
  • Dimensions: sheets: 10-7/8 x 8 in. (27.6 x 20.3 cm); binding: 11-1/4 x 8-1/8 in. (28.6 x 20.6 cm)
  • Credit Line: Norton Simon Art Foundation
  • Accession Number: M.1974.04.1.01-80.G

Object Information

(Sale, New York, Sotheby’s, 29 June 1971, to);
William Matson Roth;
[R. E. Lewis, Larkspur, Calif., sold 8 April 1974, to];
Norton Simon Art Foundation.

Unflinching Vision: Goya's Rare Prints

  • Norton Simon Museum, 2013-12-06 to 2014-03-03

Francisco de Goya's 'Los Caprichos'

  • Norton Simon Museum, 1987-02-19 to 1987-07-19

Additional Artwork by Artist

Copies after Velázquez: Isabel de Borbón Francisco de Goya y Lucientes 1778-79
Copies after Velázquez: Un infante de España (Infante Don Fernando) Francisco de Goya y Lucientes c. 1778-79
Desastres de la Guerra Francisco de Goya y Lucientes c. 1810-15

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