The very skilful student from Falces, wearing a bullfighter's cape, teases the bull with his breaks (preparatory drawing).

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Preparatory drawing of the print The very skilful student from Falces, wearing a bullfighter's cape, teases the bull with his breaks. This preparatory study, excellently executed and very close to the final print, shows the famous student from Falces, no doubt a nickname, in action. The drawing is notable for its high quality, especially in the depiction of the bull in full movement, although its composition is rather simple. As he would eventually do in the print, Goya concentrates his attention on the central area of the scene, on the student and the bull, lightly sketching the background, which, as in the engraving, receives little attention.

The silhouette of the student has a particular grace in contrast to the bull and its rotundity. Goya adds dynamism to the scene by giving movement to the cape that covers the figure completely. The student's feet show a regret, no doubt in search of a better balance in his posture.

The light is somewhat different from that of the print, since here the lower left corner of the scene is darkened and in the engraving Goya would lighten both the leg of the main figure and the upper part of the bull.