The work represents the hunger that the people of madrid endured during the spanish war of independence in the years 1811 and 1812, and the inhabitants of said city appear proudly rejecting the help of the french soldiers, although the work also constitutes an attempt to flatter king ferdinand vii of spain. Object Type: painting. Date: 1818. Dimensions: height: 315 cm (10.3 ft); width: 437 cm (14.3 ft). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Museo del Prado. JOSÉ APARICIO INGLADA - El Hambre en Madrid (Museo Municipal de Madrid, c. 1818)
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