Mariano Ceballos, alias el Indio, mata el toro desde su caballo (Mariano Ceballos, Alias the Indian, Kills the Bull from His Horse)
Francisco Goya
in or before 1816
Medium
etching and burnished aquatint [first edition impression]
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.1642
About the Artist
Francisco Goya
Francisco Goya, born on March 30, 1746, in the small Aragonese village of Fuendetodos, Spain, to a gilder father and a mother from a family claiming minor nobility, displayed artistic promise early. At age 14, he apprenticed under painter José Luzán y Martínez in Zaragoza, honing his skills by copying prints before working independently. After unsuccessful attempts to enter Madrid's Real Academia ...