El famoso Americano, Mariano Ceballos (The Famous American, Mariano Ceballos)

1825

Francisco Goya

Associated Names
Francisco Goya

Artist, Spanish, 1746 - 1828

This is a drawing of a bullfight scene. The image depicts a moment within a bullfighting ring. In the foreground, a bull is bucking energetically, with a costumed figure on its back, likely a bullfighter, poised with a lance. Another bull is seen on the right, while bystanders or assistants are managing the scene. The background shows a crowded arena filled with sketch-like spectators. Shadows and textures suggest various moods and the pressure of the performance. The lines and tones add depth, emphasizing the chaos and action in the bullring.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper [edition impression printed by Gaulon in Bordeaux in 1825]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of W.G. Russell Allen

  • Accession Number

    1941.1.165

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Harris 1964, no. 283, State II


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1987

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., November 1987.

1988

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

Bibliography

1964

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

Wikidata ID

Q64956204

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