Corrida de Toros, Bull-Fight in Spain - Original Engraving - Craig 1805
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Original 1805 engraving with a suerte de varas in a Spanish bullring: the picador, thrown with his horse against the barrier, holds off the bull while two bullfighters run to draw it away. At the foot, the printed title The Corrida de Toros, or Bull-Fight, in Spain.
Original 1805 engraving with a suerte de varas in a Spanish bullring: the picador, thrown with his horse against the barrier, holds off the bull while two bullfighters run to draw it away. At the foot, the printed title The Corrida de Toros, or Bull-Fight, in Spain.
Drawn by William Marshall Craig (c. 1765-1834), watercolorist and illustrator to the British court, and engraved by T. Wallis; the English imprint is dated 1 July 1805. It is one of the earliest English representations of bullfighting, more than a decade before Goya's Tauromaquia.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Artist / after: William Marshall Craig.
Engraver: T. Wallis.
Date: 1 July 1805 (printed imprint date).
Dimensions: Image 4.9 x 6.9 in (12.5 x 17.5 cm).
Condition: Light damp staining and toning in the margins, which do not affect the image. Paper with the patina of age.
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Original 1805 engraving with a suerte de varas in a Spanish bullring: the picador, thrown with his horse against the barrier, holds off the bull while two bullfighters run to draw it away. At the foot, the printed title The Corrida de Toros, or Bull-Fight, in Spain.