Los Caprichos is a set of eighty satirical etchings produced by Francisco Goya, first published together as an album in 1799. In his wide-ranging critique of eighteenth-century Spanish society, Goya depicted a variety of subjects, which he himself described as “the innumerable foibles and follies to be found in any civilized society.”¹

The title of this print, Chitón, translates to something like “Hush.” In the print, one figure whispers to another.

¹ Robert Hughes, Goya (New York: Knopf, 2003), 181.