Bull Attacked by Dogs

c. 1825

Francisco Goya

Associated Names
Francisco Goya

Artist, Spanish, 1746 - 1828

The image shows a bull surrounded by several dogs. One dog appears airborne near the bull, while others are around it. The bull has an injury on its back. In the background, two figures are watching the scene. The drawing portrays a dynamic and dramatic interaction between the animals with expressive lines conveying movement and tension.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.4 × 27 cm (8 1/16 × 10 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1947.7.63

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Harris 1964, no. 277, State only

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1950

  • Rosenwald Collection: An Exhibition of Recent Acquisitions, NGA, 1950, no. 98, repro.

1988

  • Drawings on Stone: Early European Lithography, NGA, 1988.

Bibliography

1964

  • Harris, Tomás. Goya: engravings and lithographs. 2 vols. Oxford: Bruno Cassirer, 1964.

1982

  • Fine, Ruth E. Lessing J. Rosenwald: Tribute to a Collector. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1982, p.132, fig. 43b.

Wikidata ID

Q65072281

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