Perhaps They Are of Another Breed (Si Son de Otro Linage)

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Perhaps They Are of Another Breed (Si Son de Otro Linage)

1812-1814, published 1863

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828) Printed by Calcografía Nacional, Madrid Published by Real Academia de Nobles Artes de San Fernando

This print belongs to a group of works in the series in which Goya focused on the repercussions of the famine in Madrid. This tragic scene highlights the disparity between the suffering victims and the privileged elite who were able to escape the torments of poverty and starvation.

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Object Details

Titles:

Perhaps They Are of Another Breed (Si Son de Otro Linage)
Plate 61 from the series Desastres de la Guerra (Disasters of War)

Date:

1812-1814, published 1863

Artists:

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828) Printed by Calcografía Nacional, Madrid Published by Real Academia de Nobles Artes de San Fernando

Medium:

Etching and aquatint

Dimensions:

Plate: 6 x 8 1/8 inches (15.2 x 20.6 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Purchased with the SmithKline Beckman Corporation Fund, 1949

Accession Number:

1949-97-27(61)

Geography:

Printed in Madrid, Spain, Europe

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