The celebrated Picador, Fernando del Toro, draws the fierce beast on with his pique, plate 27 from the Bullfighting (La Tauromaquia) series
Francisco de Goya (Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, 1746–1828)
Details
Title
The celebrated Picador, Fernando del Toro, draws the fierce beast on with his pique, plate 27 from the Bullfighting (La Tauromaquia) series
Artist/Maker
Francisco de Goya (Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, 1746–1828)
Date
1815
Medium
Etching and aquatint on laid paper
Dimensions
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Credit
Purchase through M. Knoedler & Company, Inc.
Accession #
54.5
Location
Currently not on view
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