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Un caballero espanol mata un toro despues de haber perdido el caballo (A Spanish Knight Kills the Bull after Having Lost His Horse)

Francisco Goya

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing of a matador confronting a fallen bull beside a horse. The scene depicts a matador grappling with a bull that is collapsed on the ground. The bull's body is sprawled out with its legs bent under it, and the bull's horns are prominently shown. A horse is depicted reclining on its side to the right. The background is a textured, muted space, emphasizing the figures in the foreground.

Artwork Details

Date
in or before 1816
Medium
etching, burnished aquatint and burin [first edition impression]
Dimensions
4969 × 3558 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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