Francisco de Goya
The Cid Campeador Attacking a Bull with His Lance, Plate 11

The Cid Campeador Attacking a Bull with His Lance, Plate 11

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The Cid Campeador Attacking a Bull with His Lance, Plate 11
ArtistSpanish, 1746–1828
CultureSpanish
Titles
  • The Cid Campeador Attacking a Bull with His Lance, Plate 11
  • from La Tauromaquia (The Art of Bullfighting)
Date1814–1816
PlaceSpain
MediumEtching and aquatint with engraving on laid paper
DimensionsPlate: 9 3/16 × 13 13/16 in. (23.3 × 35.1 cm)
 Sheet: 12 7/8 × 16 1/2 in. (32.7 × 41.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of George Bunker
Object number81.168
Not on view

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Acid on Metal: The Art of Etching and Aquatint," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 11 September - 27 November 2011.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, in plate, right top edge: 11
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, center bottom edge: 7931
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, right bottom edge: Cid Campeador Attacking a bull
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, lower left: A86522
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, lower right: EW
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