Above, a family of street musicians playing the guitar, the triangle and the fiddle; below, five men in military uniforms at table, with a servant bringing in a roast pig. Etching by Ferdinand, King of Portugal, 1844.

  • Fernando II, King, consort of Maria II, Queen of Portugal, 1816-1885.
Date:
1843-1844
Reference:
29472i
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Westpal or Westhal: written indistinctly, and unidentified. Could it refer to Sir George Augustus Alexander Westphal (1785–1875)? or the German ophthalmologist Otto Carl Friedrich Westphal (1800-1879)?

Publication/Creation

1843-1844

Physical description

1 print : etching ; image 15.4 x 10 cm

Lettering

Dessiné á Elvas 1843, gravé á Lisbonne 1844, FC fec. 1844. Tafel bey Westpal

Creator/production credits

By Dom Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Koháry, who from 1837 onwards was designated King Ferdinand II of Portugal

References note

Atanazy Raczyński, Dictionnaire historico-artistique du Portugal, Paris 1847, p. 89 ("1844. Une famille de musiciens ambulans, composée d'un homme, d'une femme et d'un petit garçon, avec l'inscription suivante: Dessiné à Elvas 1843, gravé à Lisbonne 1844. Sur la même planche, en bas : cinq officiers autour d'une table, mangeant et buvant; avec l'inscription: Tafel bei Weschal. 162 millimètres sur 108.")

Reference

Wellcome Collection 29472i

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