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El diestrísimo estudiante de Falces, embozadado burla al toro con sus quiebros. (The very skillful student of Falces, wrapped in his cape, tricks the bull with the play of his body); from the series "Tauromaquia" (Bullfighting), plate 14

Francisco Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)
Drawn and etched about 1815–16; published 1816

Medium/Technique Etching, burnished aquatint, burin, and drypoint; first edition
Dimensions Platemark: 24.5 x 35.2 cm (9 5/8 x 13 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession Number1974.270
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ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Harris 217, III, 1; Delteil 0237
DescriptionFirst edition, published 1816 (H. III, 1).
Marks PDP Watermark Type: No watermark
ProvenanceW.G. Russell Allen (1882-1955), Boston; bequest April 1974