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Les chiens lâché sur le taureau. (The dogs let loose on the bull); rejected plate [C] for the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting)

(Spanish, 1746–1828)
(French, 19th century)
Drawn and etched 1815–16; printed late 19th century
Medium/TechniqueEtching, burnished aquatint, lavis, and drypoint; posthumous printing
DimensionsSheet: 26.4 x 36 cm (10 3/8 x 14 3/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession number1974.292
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceW.G. Russell Allen (1882-1955), Boston; bequest April 1974
Banderillas de fuego. (Banderillas with firecrackers); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 31
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1815; printed 19th century