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Bullfights: A Spanish Mounted Knight in the Ring Breaking Short Spears Without the Help of Assistants

Francisco de Goya

Cleveland Museum of Art

A black and white image of a man on horseback in a bullring. The man wears a hat and a dark jacket with a ruffled collar. He rides a white horse with its front legs raised. A dark bull with its back legs planted and front legs raised faces the horse. The background shows a wall with rectangular panels and a crowd of people in the upper left corner. The man and animals are in the center, the background is gray. The image is on a white background.

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1263 × 864 px
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