Despacha que Despiertan - from Los Caprichos

Despacha que Despiertan is an original artwork realized by the artist Francisco Goya and published in 1799.

Etching and aquatint on paper.

The etching is part of the First Edition of "Los Caprichos" published by the Calcografia Nacional for the Real Academia of Madrid.

Plate N. 78 Numbered on the upper right corner.

Titled on the lower central margin "Despacha que Despiertan".

Good conditions.

Dimensions of plate: 3.5 x 3.5 cm. Full margins.

This etching in particular shows a dark figure with donkey ears that is spoon-feeding two men with bolts instead of ears. The figures gulp down passively what the dark figure is giving them.