The absence of a title written by Goya opnes up the possibilities of interpretation for his drawings, where three figures are arranged in different postures in front of a fence positioned in the background. Two of them are trying to help a third one who has fallen to the ground. The austerity and elegance of the charitable young woman at the left, highlighted by the white of her dress, is a reminiscent of the women who would later be featured in some of the most dramatic scenes of Goya´s Disasters of War.

Because of its technique and theme, this Sketchbook F seems to have been produced around the same time as Sketchbook C, roughly between 1812 and 1820. Despite its thematic variety, the Sketchbook presents a consistent ambiance, where representations of misery, tragedy or violence predominate. Based on events more or less real, but not always contemporary, Goya provides a panorama of the oppressive atmosphere of the time of the Peninsular War and the immediate post-war period.

Matilla Rodríguez, José Manuel, Ligereza y atrevimiento. Dibujos de Goya, Santander, Fundación Botín, 2017, p.105 n.58