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Un caballero español mata un toro despues de haber perdido el caballo.: P.53-1937

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Un caballero español mata un toro despues de haber perdido el caballo.
Translated as: A Spanish knight kills the bull after having lost his horse.
La Tauromaquia - Plate 9

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Goya y Lucientes, Francisco José de

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937

Measurements and weight

Height: 204 mm
Width: 311 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

Dating

Production date: AD 1816

Note

Plate 9 from the first edition of La Tauromaquia, set of 33 plates made for Goya in 1816.

Third state, on Sierra paper, cut impression

School or Style

Spanish

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper

Techniques used in production

Aquatint
Burnishing (printmaking)
Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: signed in reverse

  • Text: Goya
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.53-1937
Primary reference Number: 2500
Harris (Goya): 212 III.1
Delteil: 232 IV
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024 Last processed: Friday 25 October 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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