Los Caprichos are a series of 80 prints by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya. The Caprichos, produced between 1797 and 1798, are a combination of etching and aquatint and were published in 1799. The pieces are a mixture of the beautiful, satirical and insane; over the course of the 80 frames, Goya challenges a wide variety of concepts in eighteenth century Spain where he lived. The etchings are considered a voice through which the artist cleverly questions clerical, social and political norms. Visually, the element of aquatint marked a major landmark in the history of engraving, using his unique techniques he added drama to each individual piece. Goya aptly describes the series as portraying "the innumerable foibles and follies to be found
