The Same Man Throws a Bull in the Ring at Madrid (El mismo vuelca un toro en la plaza de Madrid) (plate 16)
Artist
Francisco de Goya
(Spanish, 1746–1828)
Date1816
Mediumetching and aquatint on cream laid paper
Dimensionsplate: 24.5 x 35.2 cm; sheet: 31.8 x 43.9 cm
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineSarah C. Garver Fund
Object number1965.32
Label TextGoya’s handwritten title for this print is “The Famous Mamón.” His chief literary source, the poet and historian Nicolás Fernández Moratín, described how “El Mamón” was best known for grabbing a bull by the tail and one horn, then twisting the animal into position so that he could jump on its back. In the published print, however, Goya identified the matador as the same man from the preceding print, Martincho. Goya may have wished to concentrate our attention on technique rather than on the torero’s personality for the sake of continuity.ProvenanceCraddock and Barnard, London, UKOn View
Not on view
Francisco de Goya
1816
