The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 13, 2026

A horizontally oriented engraving in black ink depicts a horseman wearing a turban and wielding a long pole. Mounted on a light horse rearing toward the right, he confronts a dark bull charging from the edge. A thin rectangular border frames the central scene, where heavy shadows stretch across the bare ground. In the upper right margin, a small number five is inscribed. The composition captures a tense, isolated moment.

Bullfights: The Spirited Moor Gazul is the First to Fight According to the Rules

1816, printed 1876

Francisco de Goya

(Spanish, 1746–1828)
Spain
engraving
Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund 1923.544
Catalogue raisonné: Harris 208, 3rd. edition, 1876; Perez Sanchez and Gallego p. 150 no. 5
Location: Not on view
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