The Disasters of War
The published edition of "The Disasters of War" ends as it begins; with the portrayal of a single, agonized figure. The last two plates show a woman wearing a wreath, intended as a personification of Spain, Truth, or the Constitution of 1812—which Ferdinand had rejected in 1814. In , "Murió la Verdad" ("The Truth has died"), she lies dead. In , "Si resucitará?" ("Will she live again?"), she is shown lying on her back with breasts exposed, bathed in a halo of light before a mob of "monks and monsters". In plate 82, "Esto es lo verdadero" ("This is the true way"), she is again bare-breasted and apparently represents peace and plenty. Here, she lies in front of a peasant.