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Dark etching of a winged creature flying with a cluster of grotesque faces and figures, caption Buen Viaje below.

A winged figure carrying witches and monsters through the air. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.

An etching in dark tones shows a winged, bat-like figure flying diagonally while carrying a cluster of grotesque, skull-like faces and a limp body. Faint hatching defines wings and a shadowy landscape below, and the caption Buen Viaje appears at the bottom with the number 64 at upper right.

Artist
Francisco Goya
Date
[1796/1798]
Medium
Etchings Aquatints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2745 × 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: Buen viaje: figura alada que lleva brujas por el aire

Un grabado de tonos oscuros muestra una figura alada, semejante a un murciélago, que vuela en diagonal cargando un grupo de rostros grotescos con apariencia de calaveras y un cuerpo inerte. Un rayado fino define las alas y un paisaje sombrío en la parte inferior, con la leyenda Buen viaje y el número 64 arriba a la derecha.

Português: Boa viagem: figura alada carregando bruxas pelo ar

Uma gravura de tons escuros mostra uma figura alada, semelhante a um morcego, voando na diagonal e carregando um grupo de rostos grotescos, com aparência de caveiras, e um corpo inerte. Hachuras finas definem as asas e uma paisagem sombria na parte inferior, com a legenda Buen Viaje e o número 64 no canto superior direito.

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