The catalogue was published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by the Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid. The catalogue raisonné of Mariano Fortuny Marsal's lithographs, etchings, and engravings was compiled by Rosa Vives i Piqué. Her essay contains a discussion of the artist's techniques, materials, and marks; there is also an inventory of "trazos" or etching/pencil strokes found in his works. María Luisa Cuenca García compiled the catalogue of Fortuny Madrazo's drawings and graphic works. Her essay includes an inventory of stamps and watermarks found on Fortuny Madrazo's prints, and reproduces examples of his signature.