Etching of a sprawled figure on the ground under a large winged creature with smaller bat-like shapes flying in a dark sky.

The Consequences, plate 72 from The Disasters of War

An etching showing a prone figure sprawled on the ground beneath a large, leathery-winged bat-like creature, with smaller winged shapes flying through a dark, hazy sky. Fine hatching and loose lines describe the sparse, shadowy landscape and the crumpled body. The caption beneath the image is a short Spanish phrase.

Artist: Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
Date: 1815/20, published 1863
Medium: Etching on ivory wove paper with gilt edges
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 1202 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1863).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of J. C. Cebrian

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