'The Shootings of May 3rd 1808', 1814. Artist: Francisco Goya

'The Shootings of May 3rd 1808', 1814. Artist: Francisco Goya

1-157-586 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

'The Shootings of May 3rd 1808', 1814. Painted in 1814 for King Ferdinand VII of Spain, this is a forceful, sobering condemnation of the horrors of war. Spain experienced horror and hardship during the French invasion of 1808 and the ensuing Peninsular War (1809-1814).

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