The same overturns a bull in the bullring of Madrid

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In this print Goya represents another of the achievements of the famous Aragonese bullfighter Martincho, executed in this case, as the title indicates, in the bullring of Madrid, although the spatial references are almost non-existent. This action by the bullfighter is what Goya would later call madness, and in it we see how the bullfighter grabs the bull by the horn and tail in an attempt to knock the animal down. This type of action was not usually performed during the bullfight, so we can imagine that they were Martincho's original occurrences. The images dedicated to Martincho in Bullfighting (Nos. 15, 16, 18 and 19) and their extensions (H) are all very suggestive. Goya always depicts him with strength and poise even in the midst of his actions, in some cases considered madness.

The loneliness of the figure in this composition is emphasised by the aquatint background. The couple on the right contrasts with the bullfighter and the bull, which gives balance to the scene. 

Luján explains that Goya depicted Martincho on several occasions throughout the series because that is how he remembered his youth. Glendinning, for his part, relates the scene to Nicolás F. de Moratín, who in his famous bullfighting text mentions the brave Mamon, which connects his writing with the print. In relation to this, Sayre notes that the title handwritten by Goya on the Boston copy, The Famous Mamon, differs from the title of the definitive edition of the Bullfighting, which refers to the immediately preceding print, 15, The Famous Martincho Putting Flagpulls at the Break, changing the identity of the bullfighter. He also refers to Pedro de la Cruz, nicknamed "el Mamón". Martínez-Novillo also emphasises the debate about the identity of the protagonist of the engraving, Martincho or Pedro de la Cruz "Mamón".

There is a preparatory drawing of this print, also titled The same overturns a bull in the bullring of Madrid