Salon of Maria de Padilla, Alcazar, Seville, Spain ladybird and tea gardens

and tea gardens

Two 70ft/21m stone statues of Amenhotep III (Amenophis III) that stood in front of the mortuary temple that is now destroyed

by André Étienne d'Audebert de Férussac (1786-1836) and Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny (1802-1857) (Paris

the Orange spotted emperor] 'taken at the same place with the preceding species'

March 1960

Salon of Maria de Padilla, Alcazar, Seville, Spain ladybird and tea gardensSalon of Maria de Padilla, Alcazar, Seville, Spain, late 19th century. The Alcazar was built over Moorish ruins during the 14th century for King Pedro of Castile. Moorish workers gave it a distinctly Islamic design. Maria de Padilla was Pedro's mistress and later his wife. Photograph from Portfolio of Photographs, of Famous Scenes, Cities and Paintings by John L Stoddard, published by the Werner Company, (Chicago, c1899).