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Modo con que los antiguos españoles cazaban los toros á caballo en el campo. (The way in which the ancient Spaniards hunted bulls on horseback in the open country); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 1

(Spanish, 1746–1828)
Drawn and etched about 1815–16; published 1816
Medium/TechniqueEtching, burnished aquatint and drypoint; first edition
DimensionsPlatemark: 24.9 × 34.8 cm (9 13/16 × 13 11/16 in.)
Sheet: 32 × 44 cm (12 5/8 × 17 5/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession number1974.257
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsIn plate, u.r. in burin: 1; On verso, in graphite: E.H.
ProvenanceW.G. (William Goodwin) Russell Allen (b. 1882 — d. 1955; Lugt 3593),Boston; 1974, bequest to MFA (Accession Date: April 10, 1974)


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Drawn and etched about 1810–14; published 1863
Que sacrificio! (What a sacrifice!); Plate 14 bound into "Los Caprichos"
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Drawn and etched 1797–98; published 1799
Ysele quema la Casa. (And his house is on fire); Plate 18 bound into "Los Caprichos"
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Drawn and etched 1797–98; published 1799
Ya van desplumados. (There they go plucked (i.e. fleeced); Plate 20 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98; published 1799
Aquellos polbos. (That dust); Plate 23 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98; published 1799
Ya van desplumados. (There they go plucked (i.e. fleeced); Plate 20 from the series "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98, published 1799
Ni mas ni menos. (Neither more nor less); Caprichos 41
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched, 1797–98; published 1799
Correcion. (Corrrection); Plate 46 from the series "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched, 1797–98; published 1799
Hasta la muerte. (Until Death); Caprichos 55
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched, 1797–98; published 1799
Linda maestra! (Pretty teacher!); Plate 68 from the series "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched, 1797–98; published 1799