Picador steekt zijn lans in een stier after 1790

This anonymous engraving, "Picador steekt zijn lans in een stier" (Picador thrusts his lance into a bull) depicts a scene from a bullfight, a popular spectacle in Spain after the 1790s. The image shows a mounted picador, wielding a lance, facing a charging bull, while a second matador, holding a cape, stands ready to distract the animal. The detailed rendering and dynamic composition capture the excitement and danger of the event, a tradition that continues to fascinate audiences today.