Martincho fixing the Banderillos, plate 15 from the series La Tauromaquia
Martincho fixing the Banderillos, plate 15 from the series La Tauromaquia

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Martincho fixing the Banderillos, plate 15 from the series La Tauromaquia,

1816, printed 1876

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, 1746–1828; born Fuendetodos, Spain; died Bordeaux, France
Published by Eugène Loizelet, French, 1842–1882
x1959-56

Information

Title
Martincho fixing the Banderillos, plate 15 from the series La Tauromaquia
Dates

1816, printed 1876

Maker
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
Published by Eugène Loizelet
Medium
Etching, burnished aquatint, drypoint, and burin on laid Arches paper
Dimensions
plate: 21.7 x 32.4 cm. (8 9/16 x 12 3/4 in.) sheet: 32.5 x 43.5 cm. (12 13/16 x 17 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Gilbert S. McClintock, Class of 1908
Object Number
x1959-56
Place Made

Europe, Spain, Madrid

Inscription
Numbered in plate, upper right corner: 15
Marks/Labels/Seals
Inscribed in graphite in unknown hand along lower margin, center right: 8259 / 18
Reference Numbers
Delteil 238; Harris 218
Culture
Spanish, European
Type
prints, etchings, aquatints
Techniques
burnishing (polishing)
Subject
men, arenas, bullfights, bulls, figures (representations)

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