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Banderillas de fuego. (Banderillas with firecrackers); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 31
Banderillas de fuego. (Banderillas with firecrackers); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 31

Banderillas de fuego. (Banderillas with firecrackers); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 31

Francisco Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)
Drawn and etched about 1815; published 1816
Medium/TechniqueEtching, burnished lavis (sulfur or mottled tint), resin and salt aquatint, drypoint, and burin, on laid paper; first edition
DimensionsPlatemark: 24.4 x 35.2 cm (9 5/8 x 13 7/8 in.)
Sheet: 32.3 x 44.8 cm (12 11/16 x 17 5/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession number1974.287
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ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceWilliam Goodwin Russell Allen (b. 1882 — d. 1955; Lugt 3593),Boston; 1974, bequest to MFA (Accession Date: April 10, 1974)

Banderillas de fuego. (Banderillas with firecrackers); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 31
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
Image Not Available for Banderillas de fuego. (Banderillas with firecrackers); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 31
Banderillas de fuego. (Banderillas with firecrackers); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 31
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1815; Late 19th to early 20th century printing
Farándula de charlatanes. (Charlatans' Show); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 75 (one of the "caprichos enfáticos")
Farándula de charlatanes. (Charlatans' Show); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 75 (one of the "caprichos enfáticos")
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1814–15; published 1863
No se puede saber por que. [No se puede saber por qué.] (There is no way of telling why.); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 35
No se puede saber por que. [No se puede saber por qué.] (There is no way of telling why.); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 35
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1810–14; published 1863
Que se rompe la cuerda. (The rope is fraying); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 77 (one of the "caprichos enfáticos")
Que se rompe la cuerda. (The rope is fraying); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 77 (one of the "caprichos enfáticos")
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1814–15; published 1863
Ni por esas. (Neither do these); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 11
Ni por esas. (Neither do these); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 11
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1810–14; published 1863
No se convienen. (They do not agree); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 17
No se convienen. (They do not agree); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 17
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1810–14; published 1863
Qué alborato es este? (What is this hubbub?); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 65 (one of the "caprichos enfáticos")
Qué alborato es este? (What is this hubbub?); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 65 (one of the "caprichos enfáticos")
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1814–15; published 1863
Bien te se está. (It serves you right); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 6
Bien te se está. (It serves you right); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 6
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1811-12; published 1863
Que locura! (What madness!); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 68 (one of the "caprichos enfáticos")
Que locura! (What madness!); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 68 (one of the "caprichos enfáticos")
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1814–15; published 1863
Image Not Available for Faràndula de charlatanes. (Charlatans' Show); Fatales consequencias de la sangrienta guerra en España con Buonaparte. Y otros caprichos enfaticos [Disasters of War], plate 75 (one of the "caprichos enfáticos").
Faràndula de charlatanes. (Charlatans' Show); Fatales consequencias de la sangrienta guerra en España con Buonaparte. Y otros caprichos enfaticos [Disasters of War], plate 75 (one of the "caprichos enfáticos").
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1814–15; whole series first published posthumously 1863
Image Not Available for Un cavalier espagnol brisant des 'rejoncillos' avec l'aide des chulos. (A Spanish mounted knight breaking short spears with the help of assistants); rejected plate [A] for the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting)
Un cavalier espagnol brisant des 'rejoncillos' avec l'aide des chulos. (A Spanish mounted knight breaking short spears with the help of assistants); rejected plate [A] for the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting)
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1815–16; printed late 19th century