Mariano Ceballos, alias " The Indian ", kills the bull from his horse (preparatory drawing).

 See How the ancient Spaniards hunted bulls on horseback in the countryside.

Preparatory drawing of the print Mariano Ceballos, alias " The Indian ", kills the bull from his horse. When the scene was transferred to engraving, it was slightly modified, especially the background, while the front part remained almost unchanged in terms of figures and composition.

The front or main group, consisting of Mariano Ceballos, his horse and the bull, is notable for its lighting, as the rest of the scene is covered by a kind of glaze in sanguine. Comparing the drawing with the engraving, we can see how the aforementioned effect of darkness or shadow achieved with the sanguine was replicated by Goya in the print using aquatint. In this main group, the good work done with the horse and the bull stands out, as the anatomical study of both animals is of very high quality, as well as the bullfighter's posture, practically on top of the bull, in a very successful unstable position, in order to be able to thrust the sword into him.

Inside the bullring itself, in the background, groups of people can be seen, some of whom remain in the same place in the print, but with different numbers of members.

The drawing was pasted onto a second piece of laid paper belonging to a French army record book in Spain.