Plate 3 from " La Tauromaquia": The Moors settled in Spain, giving up the superstitions of the Koran, adopted this art of hunting, and spear a bull in the open
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: La Tauromaquia
Artist: Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes)
Artist bio: Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Spanish
Date: 1816
Medium: Etching, burnished aquatint, drypoint, burin
Dimensions: Plate: 9 5/8 x 13 3/4 in. (24.5 x 35 cm)
Sheet: 12 in. × 17 1/4 in. (30.5 × 43.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1921
Accession year: 1921
Tags: Spears|Swords|Men|Bulls|Horses