Title

'The Chinchillas', 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya

Caption

'The Chinchillas', 1799. Plate 50 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_101

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (2,3Mb) / 11,8in x 16,5in / 3534 x 4943 (300dpi)

Keywords

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