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El famoso Martincho poniendo banderillas al quiebro.: P.59-1937

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

El famoso Martincho poniendo banderillas al quiebro.
Translated as: The famous Martincho places the banderillas playing the bull with the movement of his body.
La Tauromaquia - Plate 15

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Goya y Lucientes, Francisco José de

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Legal notes

The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937

Measurements and weight

Height: 201 mm
Width: 310 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

Dating

1810s
Production date: AD 1816

Note

Plate 15 from the first edition of La Tauromaquia, set of 33 plates made for Goya in 1816.

Third state, on Sierra paper, cut impression

School or Style

Spanish

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper

Techniques used in production

Aquatint
Drypoint
Burnishing (printmaking)
Engraving
Etching

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.59-1937
Primary reference Number: 2506
Harris (Goya): 218 III.1
Delteil: 238 IV

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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