The 1799 Caprichos subscription is an elite-priced print object, not a cheap broadside
On 6 February 1799 Los Caprichos were advertised as a priced subscription set. In the causal graph this event strengthens the driver Income Inequality.
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On 6 February 1799 Los Caprichos were advertised as a priced subscription set.
Context
Satire can be democratic in content and exclusive in price. Split withdrawal-as-justice.
Francisco Goya’s documented role is bounded by other offices and collaborators named in the sources below.
Diario de Madrid 6 February 1799 advertised the set at a subscription price beyond popular chapbooks. Satire for buyers who could pay. Inequality of access to critique is the path; the images later cheapened in museums.
Why it matters
A subscription is not 1863 Desastres.
Who was responsible
Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.
Francisco Goya
PersonDirect responsibility
responsibility level 0.4 · verified
What changed
Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.
- FactThe 1799 Caprichos subscription is an elite-priced print object, not a cheap broadside
- strengthensDriverIncome Inequality
impact weight 0.5 · Effect from 6 February 1799 · verified
Evidence
The sources behind this fact and its verification state.
- 1.Met Heilbrunn — Francisco de GoyaMetropolitan Museum of Art · High credibility · verified
- 2.Museo Nacional del PradoMuseo Nacional del Prado · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish
Prado/Met print histories independently describe the 1799 advertisement and the set as a commercial print object.
Established: 6 February 1799 priced Caprichos advertisement. Not established: a unique Gini of buyers.
Causal path
How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.
- ActorFrancisco Goya
- contributed toFactThe 1799 Caprichos subscription is an elite-priced print object, not a cheap broadside
- strengthensDriverIncome Inequality
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Factrail. (2026). The 1799 Caprichos subscription is an elite-priced print object, not a cheap broadside. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/goy-caprichos-price
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Accessed 16 October 2026.
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