Title

'Hobgoblins', 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya

Caption

'Hobgoblins', 1799. Plate 49 of 'Los caprichos'. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression and economic crisis in Spain. The series is evidence of the artist's political liberalism and revulsion towards ignorance and intellectual oppression.

Date

1799

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B94_100

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (2,4Mb) / 11,8in x 16,5in / 3532 x 4951 (300dpi)

Keywords

food drink fantasy country Spain Spanish drinking friendship companionship superstition political spooky cellar location century concept mythology B&W MONOCHROME goblin mythical creature black & white black and white B W 18th century Eighteenth Century satire Art Media mythical beast etching caricature Francisco Goya Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes De Goya Francisco De Goya Goya Francisco etching caricature