Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828 )Los Caprichos. 1799. An Italian album [310 x 220], containing the complete suite of 80 pl. etching and aquatint. Delteil 38 to 117; Harris 36 to 115. Very fine proofs of the 5th edition (between 1881 and 1886), with the bevels, printed in black bistré on strong vellum, bound at the upper edge. The scratch in the sky on the left visible on pl. 66 (appearing in the 5th edition). Light freckles on some pl. marginal dusting on pl. 28 and 30. Binding of strong cardboard covered with silk decorated with oriental-inspired motifs (worn and rubbed). Provenance : Ernest Chausson (1855-1899), composer, then by descent .