Forty-eight vignettes of bullfighting manoeuvers and scenes from the ring

Forty-eight vignettes of bullfighting manoeuvers and scenes from the ring

Anonymous

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Piferrer publishing house was established by Juan Piferrer in Barcelona on the Plaza del Angel in early 18th century and continued by members of his family until 1868. See F. Xavier Burgos and Manuel Pega,' Imprenta y negocio del libro en la Barcelona del siglo XVIII. La casa Piferrer' (Autonomous University Barcelona).

Drawings and Prints

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Forty-eight vignettes of bullfighting manoeuvers and scenes from the ringForty-eight vignettes of bullfighting manoeuvers and scenes from the ringForty-eight vignettes of bullfighting manoeuvers and scenes from the ringForty-eight vignettes of bullfighting manoeuvers and scenes from the ringForty-eight vignettes of bullfighting manoeuvers and scenes from the ring

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