Francisco de Goya
This is how it happened (Así sucedió) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)

This is how it happened (Así sucedió) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)

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This is how it happened (Así sucedió) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
ArtistSpanish, 1746–1828
CultureSpanish
Titles
  • This is how it happened (Así sucedió) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
Date1810–1820/1863
PlaceSpain
MediumEtching with aquatint
DimensionsImage: 6 × 8 in. (15.2 × 20.3 cm)
 Sheet: 9 1/4 × 12 7/8 in. (23.5 × 32.7 cm)
 Frame: 14 5/8 × 17 5/8 × 1 1/4 in. (37.1 × 44.7 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1979.69
Non exposé

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Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Francisco de Goya, Disasters of War," Saginaw Art Museum, Saginaw, Michigan, March 13–April 27, 2003.

"The Plains of Mars: European War Prints, 1500-1825," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 1–April 26, 2009.

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Ravages of war (Estragos de la guerra) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
Francisco de Goya
Ravages of war (Estragos de la guerra) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
Published 1863
Aquatint on paper
BF.1979.52
No hay quien los socorra (There is no one to help them) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
Francisco de Goya
No hay quien los socorra (There is no one to help them) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
Published 1863
Aquatint on paper
BF.1979.82
Las camas de la muerte (The deathbeds) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
Francisco de Goya
Las camas de la muerte (The deathbeds) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
Published 1863
Aquatint on paper
BF.1979.84
Lo peor es pedir (The worst is to beg) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
Francisco de Goya
Lo peor es pedir (The worst is to beg) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
Published 1863
Aquatint on paper
BF.1979.77
I saw it (Yo lo vi) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
Francisco de Goya
I saw it (Yo lo vi) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
1810–1820/1863
Etching with aquatint
BF.1979.66
Esto es lo peor! (This is the [absolute] worst!) from the series Los Desastres de la Guerra (Disasters of War)
Francisco de Goya
Esto es lo peor! (This is the [absolute] worst!) from the series Los Desastres de la Guerra (Disasters of War)
Published 1863
Aquatint on paper
BF.1979.96
Esta no lo es menos (This is no less curious) from the series Los Desastres de la Guerra (Disasters of War)
Francisco de Goya
Esta no lo es menos (This is no less curious) from the series Los Desastres de la Guerra (Disasters of War)
Published 1863
Aquatint on paper
BF.1979.89
He deserved it (Lo merecia) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
Francisco de Goya
He deserved it (Lo merecia) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
Published 1863
Aquatint on paper
BF.1979.51
The same [thing] (Lo mismo) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
Francisco de Goya
The same [thing] (Lo mismo) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
Published 1863
Aquatint on paper
BF.1979.18
Gracias á la almorta (thanks to the millet) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
Francisco de Goya
Gracias á la almorta (thanks to the millet) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
Published 1863
Aquatint on paper
BF.1979.73
Escapan entre las llamas (They escape through the flames) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
Francisco de Goya
Escapan entre las llamas (They escape through the flames) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
Published 1863
Aquatint on paper
BF.1979.63
Que se rompe la cuerda (Look, the rope is breaking!) from the series Los Desastres de la Guerra (Disasters of War)
Francisco de Goya
Que se rompe la cuerda (Look, the rope is breaking!) from the series Los Desastres de la Guerra (Disasters of War)
Published 1863
Aquatint on paper
BF.1979.99