Artistic analysis

This is a copy of the sketch for engraving No. 30 from Goya’s The Disasters of War series. It is a small-scale drawing depicting a scene in which a group of people have been blown sky-high by a bomb that has struck a house now lying in complete ruins.

Technical information

NIG

2558


Author

Eugenio Lucas Velázquez


Title

Ravages of War


Date

c. 1850-1860


Technique and medium

Ochre and grey ink wash and pen on laid paper


Dimensions

13 x 16 cm


Where can it be found?

Floor 3


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