Perhaps they are of another breed (Si son de otro linage)

A skeletal figure dressed in a white tunic stretches out his arms in a plea for help. He has an emaciated face, sunken eyes and prominent cheek and jawbones. The figure is surrounded by corpses and the dying, including women and children. Next to this group, some well-dressed, affluent figures ignore their pleas.

The clear sky, which in this case has not been rendered in aquatint, highlights the physical features of the figure begging for mercy. The artist accentuates the man's importance in the composition by dressing him in a white tunic. The clothing of the figures that witness the scene described as being "of another breed" in the title is rendered in aquatint, as are their indifferent faces.

The lack of food during times of war led to high levels of speculation, making fortunes for food producers who had, in the main, previously led a modest lifestyle. These nouveau riche changed their habits and dress, influenced by the arrival of new fashions from France. They would meet in the most prestigious, popular places in Madrid - such as Puerta del Sol, calle Carretas and calle Mayor - where there were also improvised morgues, and their prosperity marked a stark contrast with the poverty of the ordinary people.

Jesusa Vega establishes a connection between the second gentleman in the background and a drawing from Album E entitled Contemptuous of the insults (Despreciar los Ynsultos), which contains a self-portrait of the artist.