A bullfighter falls from his horse under the bull (preparatory drawing).

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

Preparatory drawing of the print A bullfighter falls from his horse under the bull. It depicts a common scene in the bullfights of Goya's time: the picador falling from his horse and the bull attacking both of them. We see how the equine has one of the bull's horns stuck in its belly and is going to die with its guts spilling out, scattered around the bullring. Meanwhile, the picador is under the bull, trapped between its legs, and receives the bull's blows as it charges the horse. At the same time, four labourers, who are more clearly defined in the print, are trying to get the bull to break away from the horse or at least to free the picador. In the background, part of the barrier can be seen, and a group of people who are observing the scene can be glimpsed slightly to the right.

The contrast between the light and shadow of the bull and the horse is striking. Small shadows, also present in other preparatory drawings in the series, effectively represent an afternoon in full sunlight.

The scene will be transferred quite faithfully to the plate and therefore to the print.