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
Artist
Francisco de Goya
(Spanish, 1746–1828)
Date1816
Mediumetching and aquatint on cream laid paper
Dimensionsplate: 25 x 35.1 cm; sheet: 31.7 x 43.9 cm
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineSarah C. Garver Fund
Object number1965.17
Label TextThe first two plates of La Tauromaquia portray the earliest Spanish settlers hunting bulls in the countryside. Rather than chasing the beast on horseback, a team of men roped the bull, and tried to restrict its movements by tethering it to a stump while a mounted lancer killed the bull with his spear. Both of the first two prints were etched on the backs of plates carrying an etching that Goya had rejected. As a result, he may have explored the origins of bullfighting in prints done after the series was already underway.ProvenanceCraddock and Barnard, London, UKOn View
Not on view
Francisco de Goya
1799
