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Etching of two young women sweeping bird-like creatures with human heads, watched by hooded figures, with a winged shape flying in the upper right corner.

Two young women chasing and sweeping bird figures with mens' heads out of a door, encouraged by two old men in religious habits. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/98.

An etching from Goya's Caprichos, plate 20, with the caption 'Ya van desplumados' in the lower margin. Two young women in pale dresses sweep at small bird-like creatures with human heads on the floor, while a hooded older figure looks on and a winged shape flies at upper right.

Artist
Francisco Goya
Date
[1796/98]
Medium
Etchings Aquatints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2770 × 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: Goya, Caprichos lámina 20: Ya van desplumados

Aguafuerte de la serie Caprichos de Goya, lámina 20, con la leyenda 'Ya van desplumados' en el margen inferior. Dos jóvenes con vestidos claros barren en el suelo criaturas parecidas a aves con cabezas humanas, mientras una figura encapuchada y mayor observa y una forma alada vuela arriba a la derecha.

Português: Goya, Caprichos prancha 20: Ya van desplumados

Gravura da série Caprichos de Goya, prancha 20, com a legenda 'Ya van desplumados' na margem inferior. Duas jovens de vestidos claros varrem criaturas semelhantes a aves, com cabeças humanas, no chão, enquanto uma figura encapuzada e idosa observa e uma forma alada voa no alto à direita.

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