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Etching of two young women sweeping bird-like creatures with human heads, watched by hooded figures, with a winged shape flying in the upper right corner.

Goya Caprichos plate 20: Ya van desplumados

An etching from Goya's Caprichos, plate 20, with the caption 'Ya van desplumados' in the lower margin. Two young women in pale dresses sweep at small bird-like creatures with human heads on the floor, while a hooded older figure looks on and a winged shape flies at upper right.

Artist
Francisco Goya
Date
[1796/98]
Medium
Etchings Aquatints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2770 × 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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