# The Same, plate three from The Disasters of War

- By: Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746-1828)
- Date: 1810/15, published 1863
- Medium: Etching, lavis, drypoint, burin, and burnishing on ivory wove paper with gilt edges
- Classification: Print
- Dimensions: Image: 14.6 × 19.9 cm (5 3/4 × 7 7/8 in.); Plate: 16 × 22 cm (6 5/16 × 8 11/16 in.); Sheet: 24 × 33.8 cm (9 1/2 × 13 5/16 in.)
- Culture: Spain
- Credit line: Gift of J. C. Cebrian
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/124842)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/51c2cd6e-0210-3653-3ea8-f139bf0b325c/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Here the ax pauses before descending upon the begging French soldier. Only the clothing of the adversaries distinguishes between friends and foes. Violence has overtaken both the French and Spanish alike.

Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0