Lot 80
  • 80

FRANCISCO JOSÉ DE GOYA Y LUCIENTES | La Tauromaquia (D. 224-263; H. 204-243)

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description

  • Francisco de Goya
  • La Tauromaquia (D. 224-263; H. 204-243)
  • each sheet: approx. 273 by 409mm 10 3/4 by 16in
  • overall: 280 by 420mm 11 by 16 1/2 in
The complete portfolio, comprising 40 etchings with burnished aquatint and lavis, drypoint, and engraving, 1816, good, atmospheric impressions from the fourth edition of 1905, published by Pérez Agua in the Calcografia for Ricardo de los Rios, on Van Gelder Zonen laid paper, some sheets with a Cupid on a Globe watermark, bound in grey paper boards with title and Loizelet’s engraving with the portrait of Goya (as issued)

Provenance

Ex. Libris D. V. Aagaard

Condition

The portfolio in good condition, creases and a paper loss at the lower corner of the flyleaf, the first plate discoloured, the grey paper boards with some wear, damp-staining and discoloration.
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