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Etching of three gaunt old women spinning, one seated with a distaff, and small babies dangling at upper right. Caption reads Hilan delgado.

Three witches or Fates spinning, with bodies of babies tied up behind them. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.

An etching with aquatint in dark, dense hatching shows three gaunt old women at a spinning task. The seated central figure holds thread at the center while a companion at left grips a distaff, and small pale babies dangle in a cluster at upper right. The caption 'Hilan delgado' appears in the lower margin.

Artist
Francisco Goya
Date
[1796/1798]
Medium
Caricatures Etchings Aquatints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2685 × 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: Hilan delgado: aguafuerte de Goya con tres brujas hilando

Un aguafuerte con aguatinta muestra a tres mujeres ancianas y demacradas hilando. La figura sentada en el centro sostiene el hilo mientras una compañera a la izquierda sujeta una rueca, y pequeños bebés pálidos cuelgan agrupados arriba a la derecha. La leyenda «Hilan delgado» aparece en el margen inferior.

Português: Hilan delgado: gravura de Goya com três bruxas fiando

Uma gravura em água-forte com aquatinta mostra três velhas magras fiando. A figura sentada ao centro segura o fio enquanto uma companheira à esquerda segura uma roca, e pequenos bebês pálidos pendem agrupados no alto à direita. A legenda «Hilan delgado» aparece na margem inferior.