La desgraciada muerte de Pepe Illo en la plaza de Madrid.: P.77-1937

Current Location: In storage

Titles

La desgraciada muerte de Pepe Illo en la plaza de Madrid.
Translated as: The unlucky death of Pepe Illo in the ring at Madrid.
La Tauromaquia - Plate 33

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Goya y Lucientes, Francisco José de

Entities

Print

Categories

Print

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Height: 201 mm
Width: 305 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1816

Note

Plate 33 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

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

Related exhibitions

La Tauromaquia, Goya

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.77-1937
Primary reference Number: 2540
Harris (Goya): 236 III.1
Delteil: 256 IV
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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