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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: 25 x 35.1 cm (9 13/16 x 13 13/16 in.)
Sheet: 25.8 x 35.8 cm (10 3/16 x 14 1/8 in.) (trimmed)
Credit LineGift of Miss Ellen T. Bullard
Accession number25.1171
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ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceKatherine Eliot Bullard (b. 1866- d. 1920) Boston; Ellen Bullard (d. 1959), Boston; gift to MFA, 11/1/1925
No se puede mirar. (One can't look); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 26
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1810–14; published 1863
Que sacrificio! (What a sacrifice!); Plate 14 bound into "Los Caprichos"
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797–98; published 1799
Ysele quema la Casa. (And his house is on fire); Plate 18 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 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