Los Caprichos are withdrawn from public sale in 1799 under Inquisition-adjacent pressure
In 1799 Los Caprichos were withdrawn from public sale after a brief advertisement. The 80-plate set was advertised in the Diario de Madrid (6 February 1799) then withdrawn within days/weeks; plates later passed to the king (1803) to shield them. In the causal graph this event weakens Judicial independence erosion (court capture), a driver that strengthens Rule of Law Gap from the Highest Governance Score — an improving welfare path.
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In 1799 Los Caprichos were withdrawn from public sale after a brief advertisement.
Context
Split 1799 making as speech.
Francisco Goya’s documented role is bounded by other offices and collaborators named in the sources below.
The 80-plate set was advertised in the Diario de Madrid (6 February 1799) then withdrawn within days/weeks; plates later passed to the king (1803) to shield them.
Why it matters
Withdrawal is not the 1799 etching labour.
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.
- FactLos Caprichos are withdrawn from public sale in 1799 under Inquisition-adjacent pressure
- weakensDriverJudicial independence erosion (court capture)
- strengthensIndicators (4)Rule of Law Gap from the Highest Governance Score
impact weight 0.5 · Effect from 1 July 1799 · verified
- Better
Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.36 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.72)
Observed
43.9 Score · 43.9 above the normal line (2024)
Worse than normal26 readings, 1996–2024: rose from 43 Score to 43.9 Score.
Normal is zero · any amount = worse
Weakens · Relationship strength 0.35 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.7)
Observed
0.55 index score (0-1) · 0.26 below the normal line (2024)
Worse than normalAbove normal = better
Weakens · Relationship strength 0.34 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.69)
Observed
0.62 score from 0 to 1 · 0.25 below the normal line (2024)
Worse than normal125 readings, 1900–2024: rose from 0.37 score from 0 to 1 to 0.62 score from 0 to 1.
Above normal = better
All indicators on this path (4)
- Better
Weakens · Relationship strength 0.15 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.3)
Observed
42.5 index score (0-100) · 7.53 below the normal line (2025)
Worse than normalAbove normal = better
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 Caprichos history and Met Heilbrunn independently describe 1799 publication-and-withdrawal and later royal deposit.
Established: 1799 brief sale then withdrawal of Caprichos.
Causal path
How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.
- ActorFrancisco Goya
- contributed toFactLos Caprichos are withdrawn from public sale in 1799 under Inquisition-adjacent pressure
- weakensDriverJudicial independence erosion (court capture)
- strengthensIndicatorRule of Law Gap from the Highest Governance Score
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Factrail. (2026). Los Caprichos are withdrawn from public sale in 1799 under Inquisition-adjacent pressure. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/goy-caprichos-withdraw
https://factrail.ai/facts/goy-caprichos-withdraw
Accessed 16 October 2026.
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