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Image Not Available for A Spanish Knight Kills the Bull After Having Lost His Horse (Un caballero Español mata un toro despues perdido el caballo) (plate 9)
A Spanish Knight Kills the Bull After Having Lost His Horse (Un caballero Español mata un toro despues perdido el caballo) (plate 9)
Image Not Available for A Spanish Knight Kills the Bull After Having Lost His Horse (Un caballero Español mata un toro despues perdido el caballo) (plate 9)

A Spanish Knight Kills the Bull After Having Lost His Horse (Un caballero Español mata un toro despues perdido el caballo) (plate 9)

Artist (Spanish, 1746–1828)
Date1816
Mediumetching and aquatint on cream laid paper
Dimensionsplate: 24.6 x 35.2 cm; sheet: 32 x 44 cm
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineSarah C. Garver Fund
Object number1965.25
Label TextHistorically the bullfight was originally a contest of equestrian and weaponry skill. Horses were blindfolded to remove visual distractions, and concentrate their attention on the rider’s direction. Like the bulls, the horses were specially bred and trained, and the sport was most dangerous for them. They were often disemboweled in the ring, and many more horses were killed than bulls. Nowadays, horses in the bullring are protected by the peto, a mattresslike armor covering their sides and chest. Though death is rare, injuries to horses are still common.ProvenanceCraddock and Barnard, London, UK
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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)
Francisco de Goya
1816
Image Not Available for A Spanish Mounted Knight in the Ring Breaking Short Spears Without the Help of Assistants (Un caballero Español en plaza quebrando rejoncillos sin auxilio de los chulos) (plate 13)
A Spanish Mounted Knight in the Ring Breaking Short Spears Without the Help of Assistants (Un caballero Español en plaza quebrando rejoncillos sin auxilio de los chulos) (plate 13)
Francisco de Goya
1816
Image Not Available for The Rabble Hamstring the Bull with Lances, Sickles, Banderillas, and Other Arms (Un caballero Español en plaza quebrando rejoncillos sin auxilio de los chulos) (plate 12)
The Rabble Hamstring the Bull with Lances, Sickles, Banderillas, and Other Arms (Un caballero Español en plaza quebrando rejoncillos sin auxilio de los chulos) (plate 12)
Francisco de Goya
1816
Image Not Available for The Same Man Throws a Bull in the Ring at Madrid (El mismo vuelca un toro en la plaza de Madrid) (plate 16)
The Same Man Throws a Bull in the Ring at Madrid (El mismo vuelca un toro en la plaza de Madrid) (plate 16)
Francisco de Goya
1816
Image Not Available for Two Teams of Picadors Thrown One After the Other by a Single Bull (Dos grupos de picadores arrollados de seguida por un solo toro) (plate 32)
Two Teams of Picadors Thrown One After the Other by a Single Bull (Dos grupos de picadores arrollados de seguida por un solo toro) (plate 32)
Francisco de Goya
1816
Image Not Available for The Way in which the Ancient Spaniards Hunted Bulls on Horseback in the Open Country (Modo con que los antiguos Espanoles cazaban los toros a caballo en el campo) Plate 1
The Way in which the Ancient Spaniards Hunted Bulls on Horseback in the Open Country (Modo con que los antiguos Espanoles cazaban los toros a caballo en el campo) Plate 1
Francisco de Goya
1816
Image Not Available for The Very Skillful Student of Falces, Wrapped in His Cape, Tricks the Bull With the Play of His Body (El diestrísimo estudiante de Falces, embozado burla al toro con sus quiebros) (plate 14)
The Very Skillful Student of Falces, Wrapped in His Cape, Tricks the Bull With the Play of His Body (El diestrísimo estudiante de Falces, embozado burla al toro con sus quiebros) (plate 14)
Francisco de Goya
1816
Image Not Available for The Spirited Moor Gazul is the First to Spear Bulls According to Rules (El animoso moro Gazul es el primero que lancéo toros en regla), (plate 5)
The Spirited Moor Gazul is the First to Spear Bulls According to Rules (El animoso moro Gazul es el primero que lancéo toros en regla), (plate 5)
Francisco de Goya
1816
Image Not Available for The Cid Campeador Spearing Another Bull (El Cid Campeador lanceando otro toro) (plate 11)
The Cid Campeador Spearing Another Bull (El Cid Campeador lanceando otro toro) (plate 11)
Francisco de Goya
1816
Image Not Available for The Moors Settled in Spain, Giving Up the Superstitions of the Koran, Adopted the Art of Hunting, and Spear a Bull in the Open (Los moros establecidos en España, precindiendo de las supersticiones de su Alcorán, adoptaton esta caza y arte, y lancean un to
The Moors Settled in Spain, Giving Up the Superstitions of the Koran, Adopted the Art of Hunting, and Spear a Bull in the Open (Los moros establecidos en España, precindiendo de las supersticiones de su Alcorán, adoptaton esta caza y arte, y lancean un to
Francisco de Goya
1816
Image Not Available for A Moor Caught by the Bull in the Ring (Cogida de un Moro estando en la plaza) (plate 8)
A Moor Caught by the Bull in the Ring (Cogida de un Moro estando en la plaza) (plate 8)
Francisco de Goya
1816
Image Not Available for The Famous Martincho Places the Banderillas, Playing the Bull with the Movement of His Body (El famoso Martincho poniendo banderillas al quiebro) (plate 15)
The Famous Martincho Places the Banderillas, Playing the Bull with the Movement of His Body (El famoso Martincho poniendo banderillas al quiebro) (plate 15)
Francisco de Goya
1816