Gone for good
by GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de, Etching and aquatint, 217 x 152 mm
This is Plate 61 from the series Los Caprichos.
The Duchess of Alba appears also in Goya’s Caprichos: standing proudly on the back of three witch-like figures, she flies through the air. The heads of the figures resemble those of famous bullfighters. The white, doll-like face of the Duchess appears haughtily reserved, and in her hair she wears butterfly wings as a symbol of unpredictable flightiness.