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A Picador is Unhorsed and Falls Under the Bull
A Picador is Unhorsed and Falls Under the Bull
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A Picador is Unhorsed and Falls Under the Bull

Artist (Spanish, 1746–1828)
Date1816
Mediumetching and aquatint on cream laid paper
Dimensionsplate: 24.8 × 35.2 cm (9 3/4 × 13 7/8 in.)
sheet: 32.3 × 44.3 cm (12 11/16 × 17 7/16 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineSarah C. Garver Fund
Object number1965.42
Label TextThe bullfight begins with one or two picadors lancing the bull’s muscular neck. This tires the bull, disabling a muscle above the shoulder to straighten its charge. Historically the mounted bullfighter, or picador, was the central attraction of the torero. The spectacle was watching the rider’s skill in evasion, the protection of his mount, and overcoming the bull. Late in the eighteenth century the ring assistants on foot began bringing flair to their minor, but potentially more perilous roles, and matadors gradually took over as the main attraction.ProvenanceCraddock and Barnard, London, UK
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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
Two Teams of Picadors thrown one after another by a single Bull (plate 32)
Two Teams of Picadors thrown one after another by a single Bull (plate 32)
Francisco de Goya
1816
The Celebrated Picador, Fernando del Toro, Draws the Fierce Beast on with His Pique
The Celebrated Picador, Fernando del Toro, Draws the Fierce Beast on with His Pique
Francisco de Goya
1816
Picador Gored by a Bull
Picador Gored by a Bull
Francisco de Goya
1825
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
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 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 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
The Same Ceballos Mounted on Another Bull Breaks Short Spears in the Ring at Madrid
The Same Ceballos Mounted on Another Bull Breaks Short Spears in the Ring at Madrid
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 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
The Forceful Rendon Stabs a Bull with the Pique, from which Pass He Died in the Ring at Madrid
The Forceful Rendon Stabs a Bull with the Pique, from which Pass He Died in the Ring at Madrid
Francisco de Goya
1816