Another madness of his in the same square (preparatory drawing)

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

Preparatory drawing for the print Another Madness of His in the Same Square. In this case, the preparatory study is quite different from what Goya finally engraved, mainly in the number of figures that appear and in the lighting.

Here Goya drew many more characters inside the bullring than in the future engraving, although they are simple sketches resolved by means of lines that define the profiles. A large number of spectators can also be made out in the stalls, looking towards the bullring, especially on the left-hand side of the composition, although again they are only sketches, which differs from the engraving, in which these spectators are almost reduced to simple etched lines. The shadows of the spectators and the bullring are also different, as here they are still very evenly distributed.

On the other hand, the main group, consisting of Martincho and the bull, hardly changes in the later engraving, especially the great work done in the drawing of the bull, in his anatomical study and posture. The bullfighter's plausible position suggests that Goya may have witnessed a similar action that inspired him.