Francisco de Goya 6th Edition Posthumous Etching with Burnished Aquatint

Item Details

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spain; 1746 – 1828)
Tauromaquia: Cogida de un Moro Estando en la Plaza (A Moor Caught by the Bull in the Ring), 1928
Posthumous dark umber etching, burnished aquatint, drypoint, burin, and roulette on laid paper
Unsigned
From the 6th edition out of 170
Plate 8 from the Tauromaquia
The numeral “8” inscribed in plate to upper right corner

A fan of bullfighting at an early age, Francisco de Goya created a series of etchings depicting the different types of bullfighting in Spain first published in 1816, and other editions followed. The series spans from the Middle Ages to his contemporary time, exhibiting the evolution in a variety of scenes including moments of triumph, mishaps, and gore. To produce the prints, Goya used a combination of intaglio techniques including etching and aquatint – a technique that he was famed for mastering and pioneering in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Literature
Tomás Harris, Goya: Engravings and Lithographs, figure 211.

Condition

- light toning to print; light foxing to verso; area of discoloration to lower left corner.

Dimensions

- measures sheet; plate mark measures 13 7/8" W x 9 5/8" H.

Item #

19CIN119-079