Plate C: The dogs let loose on the bull, from "Tauromaquia"

ca. 1816

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching, burnished aquatint, drypoint, burin
Dimensions: Sheet: 9 5/8 x 13 3/4 in. (24.51 x 35cm)
Collection no.: 1986.1180.898
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Francisco Goya. Plate C: The dogs let loose on the bull, from "Tauromaquia". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Plate C: The dogs let loose on the bull, from "Tauromaquia" — Francisco Goya. ca. 1816.

Medium: Etching, burnished aquatint, drypoint, burin. Dimensions: Sheet: 9 5/8 x 13 3/4 in. (24.51 x 35cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Bequest of Grace M. Pugh, 1985.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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