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Image Not Available for Mariano Ceballos, Alias The Indian, Kills the Bull from His Horse (Mariano Ceballos, alias El Indio, mata el toro desde su caballo) (plate 23)
Mariano Ceballos, Alias The Indian, Kills the Bull from His Horse (Mariano Ceballos, alias El Indio, mata el toro desde su caballo) (plate 23)
Image Not Available for Mariano Ceballos, Alias The Indian, Kills the Bull from His Horse (Mariano Ceballos, alias El Indio, mata el toro desde su caballo) (plate 23)

Mariano Ceballos, Alias The Indian, Kills the Bull from His Horse (Mariano Ceballos, alias El Indio, mata el toro desde su caballo) (plate 23)

Artist (Spanish, 1746–1828)
Date1816
Mediumetching and aquatint on cream laid paper
Dimensionsplate: 25 x 35 cm; sheet: 31.8 x 44.2 cm
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineSarah C. Garver Fund
Object number1965.39
Label TextCeballos developed his skills in the bullrings of Buenos Aires before moving to Spain in 1772. He was said to have had one African and one Native-American parent, and fans gave him the nickname “The Indian.” On July 10, 1775, he was performing as a banderillero in Pamplona, where he became the first to bind and saddle a bull. Ceballos became an instant star, and performed this feat regularly in Madrid in 1776-77. Sometimes he even played a guitar or tossed sweets to the crowd while riding. Ceballos died in 1780, after being gored in the bullring at Tudela in Navarre.ProvenanceCraddock and Barnard, London, UK
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