In August 1888, when this print was published in issue number 32 of La Ilustración Española y Americana (The Spanish and American Enlightenment), its author, Bernardo Rico y Ortega, was the art director of the magazine and one of Spain’s most renowned wood engravers. His signature can be found on many illustrations in this prestigious magazine, as well as in others such as the Semanario Pintoresco Español (Weekly Spanish Picturesque), the Museo Universal (Universal Museum),