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Temeridad de Martincho en la plaza de Zaragoza. (Martincho's recklessness in the ring at Zaragoza); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 18
Temeridad de Martincho en la plaza de Zaragoza. (Martincho's recklessness in the ring at Zaragoza); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 18

Temeridad de Martincho en la plaza de Zaragoza. (Martincho's recklessness in the ring at Zaragoza); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 18

Francisco Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)
Drawn and etched about 1815–16; published 1816
Medium/TechniqueEtching and aquatint with burnishing on laid paper; first edition
DimensionsPlatemark: 24.5 x 35.2 cm (9 5/8 x 13 7/8 in.)
Sheet: 25.8 x 36.5 cm (10 3/16 x 14 3/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Ellen T. Bullard
Accession number25.1173
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsU.r. in burin: 18 ProvenanceProbably Francis Bullard (b. 1862 - d. 1913) Boston, 1913 by inheritence to his siter Katherine Eliot Bullard (b. 1866- d. 1920), Boston; 1920, by inheritance to her cousin, Ellen Twistleton Bullard (b. 1865–d. 1959), Boston; 1925, gift of Ellen Twistleton Bullard to the MFA (Accession Date: Nov. 1, 1925.).

El amor y la muerte. (Love and Death); Caprichos 10
El amor y la muerte. (Love and Death); Caprichos 10
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1797–1799
Otro modo de cazar á pie. (Another way of hunting on foot); "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 2
Otro modo de cazar á pie. (Another way of hunting on foot); "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 2
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1815–1816
Carlos V. lanceando un toro en la plaza de Valladolid. (Carlos V spearing a bull in the Valladolid plaza); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 10
Carlos V. lanceando un toro en la plaza de Valladolid. (Carlos V spearing a bull in the Valladolid plaza); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 10
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1815–16
The Agility and Audacity of Juanito Apiñani in [the Ring] at Madrid (Ligereza y atrevimiento de Juanito Apiñani en la de Madrid.) Tauromaquia 20
The Agility and Audacity of Juanito Apiñani in [the Ring] at Madrid (Ligereza y atrevimiento de Juanito Apiñani en la de Madrid.)
Tauromaquia 20
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1815–1816
Ruega por Ella (She Prays for Her) (Caprichos 31)
Ruega por Ella (She Prays for Her) (Caprichos 31)
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797-98, published 1799
El si pronuncian y la mano alargan/ Al primero que Ilega (They say "yes" and give their hand to the first who arrives.) Caprichos 2
El si pronuncian y la mano alargan/ Al primero que Ilega (They say "yes" and give their hand to the first who arrives.) Caprichos 2
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1797-98; published 1799
A Bad Night (Mala noche.) Caprichos 36
A Bad Night (Mala noche.)
Caprichos 36
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1797–1799
Can't Anyone Untie Us? (¿No hay quien nos desate?) Caprichos 75
Can't Anyone Untie Us? (¿No hay quien nos desate?)
Caprichos 75
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1797–1799
Tristes presentimientos de lo que ha de acontecer. (Sad forebodings of what is to happen); from bound set of the first edition of "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 1
Tristes presentimientos de lo que ha de acontecer. (Sad forebodings of what is to happen); from bound set of the first edition of "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 1
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1813-15; published 1863
To Rise and to Fall (Subir y bajar.) Caprichos 56
To Rise and to Fall (Subir y bajar.)
Caprichos 56
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
1797–1799
El mismo vuelca un toro en la plaza de Madrid. (The same person [i.e. "Martincho"] makes a bull turn in the Madrid ring); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 16
El mismo vuelca un toro en la plaza de Madrid. (The same person [i.e. "Martincho"] makes a bull turn in the Madrid ring); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 16
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched about 1815–16; published 1816
Con razon ó sin ella. (Rightly or Wrongly); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 2
Con razon ó sin ella. (Rightly or Wrongly); from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War), plate 2
Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Drawn and etched 1811-12; published 1863