To occupy my imagination, which has been depressed by dwelling on my misfortunes, and to compensate at least in part for some of the considerable exp… - Francisco Goya

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To occupy my imagination, which has been depressed by dwelling on my misfortunes, and to compensate at least in part for some of the considerable expenses I have incurred, I set myself to painting a series of cabinet pictures.. ..they depict themes that cannot usually be dealt with in commissioned works, where 'capricho' [whim] and invention do not have much of a role to play. I thought of sending them to the academy..