Sketches from the basque provinces of Spain, illustrative of the character and costume of the basques and the scenery of the northern provinces
Date Ilustration format :
1839
Date Theme :
1839
Physical description:
1 27 x 37 cm engraving on a 36 x 54 cm page; col
Notes:
Description by the authors: The market place or plaza at Hernani during one of those frequent recreations of the peasantry and the soldiery, when a bull with a long tether is bai[]d amid the clamours of the populace. In the absence of the regular arena for bull fights...They are content thus to show their skill in foiling the onset of the goaded animal, receiving it upon their clocks, jackets...
Subjects:
Art and Architecture-Squares Leisure-Festivals Urban landscape-Villages