Art, literature & history
Plate 3 from " La Tauromaquia": The Moors settled in Spain, giving up the superstitions of the Koran, adopted this art of hunting, and spear a bull in the open
1816
- Dating
- Exact year
- Medium
- Etching, burnished aquatint, drypoint, burin
- Dimensions
- Plate: 9 5/8 x 13 3/4 in. (24.5 x 35 cm) Sheet: 12 in. × 17 1/4 in. (30.5 × 43.8 cm)
- Collection no.
- 21.19.3
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Francisco Goya. Plate 3 from " La Tauromaquia": The Moors settled in Spain, giving up the superstitions of the Koran, adopted this art of hunting, and spear a bull in the open. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
About this artwork
Plate 3 from " La Tauromaquia": The Moors settled in Spain, giving up the superstitions of the Koran, adopted this art of hunting, and spear a bull in the open — Francisco Goya. 1816.
Medium: Etching, burnished aquatint, drypoint, burin. Dimensions: Plate: 9 5/8 x 13 3/4 in. (24.5 x 35 cm) Sheet: 12 in. × 17 1/4 in. (30.5 × 43.8 cm).
Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1921.
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.