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El caballo raptor (The Horse-Abductor)

Francisco Goya

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing of a person being tossed by a wild horse. The image shows a figure being thrown backward off a rearing horse, with the horse's head turned away from the viewer. The figure is upside down, with arms flailing and a slightly distressed expression on its face. The background is minimalistic, composed primarily of varying shades of monochrome.

Artwork Details

Date
in or after 1816
Medium
etching, burnished aquatint and drypoint [trial proof printed posthumously circa 1854-1863]
Dimensions
5023 × 3445 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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