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Palenque de los moros hecho con burros para defenderse del toro embolado. (Barricades that the Moors made with donkeys to defend themselves from a bull with covered horns); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 17
Francisco Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)
Drawn and etched about 1815–16
Medium/Technique
Etching, drypoint, burin, and light scratches; working proof
Dimensions
Sheet: 24.5 x 35.2 cm (9 5/8 x 13 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by George C. Seybolt and the M. and M. Karolik Fund
Accession Number1973.706
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Harris 220, I, 1; Delteil 0240
DescriptionWorking proof before burnished aquatint (H. I, 1).
Marks
SERRA
ProvenanceLhardy, Madrid; Provôt, Paris; M. Gobin, Paris (b. 1883); Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hofer, Cambridge, MA; from whom purchased through R. M. Light, Boston, June 12, 1974 (original vote June 13, 1973)