Cheap Covered Coach
1824-1828
Goya sketched this weary traveler during his final years in exile in Bordeaux, France, creating a series of album drawings that captured everyday life with raw honesty. The inscription at the bottom, 'Coche barato y tapado,' translates to 'cheap covered coach,' highlighting the humble and likely uncomfortable nature of her journey. She sits slumped and heavy-lidded, wrapped in layers of fabric, while ghostly figures loom in the background. It's a poignant snapshot of the lower classes, typical of Goya's unflinching look at the human condition right before his death.