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Etching of a nude man suspended horizontally beside a standing nude woman, with a huge horned goat, two cats, a skull and a pot below.

Goya, Ensayos (Caprichos plate 66): nude figures, goat and cats

An etching with aquatint shows a nude man suspended horizontally with raised legs while a nude woman stands at right, touching his head. Behind them a huge horned goat looms over two cats, a skull and a pot on the ground.

Artist
Francisco Goya
Date
[1796/1798]
Medium
Caricatures Etchings Aquatints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2737 × 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

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