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Charles Clifford
Guadalajara, facade of the Mendoza Palace
[Photographic Souvenir of Spain vol. I]
1856 (ca)
Albumen print
33.5 x 27.0 cm (image)
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2700046
LL/93185
Photograph showing an example of the stone decoration that adorns the Palace of Antonio de Mendoza in Guadalajara, Spain. At the bottom of the photograph is the studded door that appears in RCIN 2700045. Above the door is a balcony supported by two stone pediments and above that, a crest with a Baronial shield supported by Satyrs. Two top hatted gentlemen stand on the balcony facing the viewer. The walls display decoration in the form of small projections of stone at evenly spaced intervals. At the top of the building are a row of Moorish styled windows.
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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