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The Esparto Weaver who cannot manage to undress, and giving sound advice to a lamp, sets fire to the house
Pencil, Iron gall ink on laid paper. 1796 - 1797
Goya y Lucientes, Francisco de
The Esparto Weaver who cannot manage to undress, and giving sound advice to a lamp, sets fire to the house
Pencil, Iron gall ink on laid paper. 1796 - 1797
Goya y Lucientes, Francisco de

This preparatory drawing for the etching Capricho 18, And His House Catches Fire (G02106) is one of the twenty-six pen-and-ink drawings from the Dreams series that are the basis for The Caprichos in its earliest form. The print and preparatory drawing are practically identical except for the size of the oil lamp, which is larger in the former. Information from manuscripts related to The Caprichos

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And His House Catches Fire
Burnished aquatint, Etching on ivory laid paper. 1797 - 1799
Goya y Lucientes, Francisco de
And His House Catches Fire
Burnished aquatint, Etching on ivory laid paper. 1797 - 1799
Goya y Lucientes, Francisco de

And His House Catches Fire, Capricho 18, is one of the etching from the The Caprichos. The print and preparatory drawing are practically identical except for the size of the oil lamp, which is larger in the former. Information from manuscripts related to The Caprichos explain the subject as a criticism of the drunkenness of esparto weavers. The version at the Museo del Prado reads: He could not ma

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