Francisco Goya (1746 -1822)
La Tauromaquia
Francisco de Goya
La Tauromaquia (D. 224-263; H. 204-243)
each sheet: approx. 273 by 409mm (10 3/4” by 16”)
overall: 280 by 420mm (11” by 16 1/2”)
Medium: The complete portfolio comprising 40 etchings with burnished aquatint and lavis, dry point, and engraving, on Van Gelder Zonen laid paper
Creation year: 1816
Category: Prints
Provenance: Ruth and Leopold Blumka gifted Goya’s “La Tauromaquia” to the Dwight School in 1973 in honor of their son Tony ‘73. This set was originally a gift to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.