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Charles Clifford
Door of the University of Salamanca
[Photographic Souvenir of Spain vol. I]
1858 (ca)
Albumen print
43.0 x 32.0 cm (image)
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2700076
LL/93151
Photograph of the facade of the University Library, Salamanca. Above the double doors are three carved tiers in decorative and heraldic style with the medallions inter-worked with scrolls. The remains of wall painting and inscriptions can be seen flanking the first tier, in the centre of which is an inscription in Greek that reads 'The Kings to the University, and this to the Kings.'
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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