Some drawings present an iconography difficult for us to understand today. Added to this is the inclusion of titles that are voluntarily vague and hinder our interpretation. In this case, the figure of the dark bailiff with the keys contrast with the beauty of the luminous woman, locked up witch a padlock. The first part of the title perhaps refers to the impossibility of maintaining the love of women even by force, while the second may describe the objectionable deeds of men.

Matilla Rodríguez, José Manuel, Ligereza y atrevimiento. Dibujos de Goya, Santander, Fundación Botín, 2017, p.48 n.15; 164 n.15