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Dark etching of a winged creature flying with a cluster of grotesque faces and figures, caption Buen Viaje below.

Buen Viaje: winged figure carrying witches through the air

An etching in dark tones shows a winged, bat-like figure flying diagonally while carrying a cluster of grotesque, skull-like faces and a limp body. Faint hatching defines wings and a shadowy landscape below, and the caption Buen Viaje appears at the bottom with the number 64 at upper right.

Artist
Francisco Goya
Date
[1796/1798]
Medium
Etchings Aquatints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2745 × 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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