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Etching of a sleeping man at a desk surrounded by owls, bats and a cat in dark shadow, with a caption in the lower left.

A man asleep dreaming of monsters. Aquatint by F. Goya, 1796/98.

A man sleeps with his head resting on his arms at a desk, surrounded by owls, bats and a cat rising from the darkness. The etched and aquatint plate uses dense tonal shading, with an inscription in the lower left reading the caption.

Artist
Francisco Goya
Date
[1796/98]
Medium
Etchings Aquatints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2837 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1798.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: El sueño de la razón produce monstruos (Goya, grabado 43)

Un hombre dormido apoya la cabeza sobre los brazos en un escritorio, rodeado de búhos, murciélagos y un gato que emergen de la oscuridad. La lámina de aguafuerte y aguatinta usa sombras densas, con una inscripción en la parte inferior izquierda.

Português: O sono da razão produz monstros (Goya, gravura 43)

Um homem adormecido apoia a cabeça nos braços sobre uma mesa, cercado por corujas, morcegos e um gato que surgem da escuridão. A chapa de água-forte e aquatinta usa sombreado denso, com uma inscrição no canto inferior esquerdo.

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