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Art and diplomacy: the embassy of Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, to Spain and Portugal (1666–68)
06/2025 | 1467 | 167
Pages: 535-551
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Delaforce, Angela (Delaforce, Angela)
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1. Charles II, by Pieter Thys. 1659–60. Oil on canvas, 221 by 135 cm. (Government Art Collection).
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10. Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, by Feliciano de Almeida. 1668. Oil on canvas. (Destroyed by fire; Alamy Stock Photo).
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12. Christ falling on the way to Calvary, by Raphael. 1515–16. Oil on panel transferred to canvas, 318 by 229 cm. (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid).
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13. St Ildefonso receiving the Chasuble from the Virgin Mary, by Felipe Bigarny. Completed in 1527. Marble. (Toledo Cathedral, Castille la Mancha; Alamy Stock Photo).
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14. View of the Real Alcázar, Madrid, by Felix Castello. 1650. Oil on canvas. (Museo Municipal, Madrid; Bridgeman Images).
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15. View of the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Spanish School. 17th century. Oil on canvas, 189 by 241 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; Bridgeman Images).
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16. Philip IV, with the Panteón dos Reys built during his reign, frontispiece of F. de los Santos: Descripcion breve del Escorial [. . .], Madrid 1667, by Pedro de Villafranca. 1667. Engraving. (Alamy Stock Photo).
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17. Frontispiece and title page in quarto of F. de los Santos: Escurial, or, a Description of that Wonder of the world for Architecture and Magnificence of STRUCTURE [. . .], London 1671. (Biblioteca Nacional de España, Madrid).
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18. A vessel with the figures painted by Michaell Angelo, by William Ferrer. 1668. Pen and Indian ink on paper, 10.4 by 13.4 cm. (From Journal, SPM, VII, fol.288r; private collection).
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19. Cooling vessel, attributed to the workshop of Orazio Fontana. 1570– 75. Ceramic paste, height 42 cm. (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid).
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2. A Sybil, by Jacopo Palma Vecchio. c.1522–24. Oil on panel, 74.3 by 55.1 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2025; Royal Collection Trust).
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20. High altar of the Basilica of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, designed by Juan de Herrera. 1579–86. Marble, jasper and gilded bronze. (Alamy Stock Photo).
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21. Charles II of Spain, by Sebastián Herrera Barnuevo. 1670. Oil on canvas, 161.3 by 109 cm. (© His Majesty King Charles III, 2025; Royal Collection Trust).
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3. Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, by Peter Lely. 1660–65. Oil on canvas, 223.2 by 130.8 cm. (Yale Center for British Art, New Haven).
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4. Title page of A.A. Barba: The Art of Metals, transl. Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, London 1674. (Wellcome Trust, London).
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5. Title page of G. Alonso de Herrera: Obra de Agricultura, Madrid 1645, one of two editions printed by Carlos Sanchez, inscribed by John Evelyn. (John Evelyn Collecion, British Library; Eve.b.35).
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6. Virgen de la Piedad or Sexta Angustia, by Gregorio Fernández. 1616–19. Carved and polychromed wood, 175 by 218 by 140 cm. (Museo Nacional de Escultura, Valladolid).
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8. The River Tagus and Citty of Lisbona, by Dirk Stoop after the Earl of Sandwich. 1663. Etching printed on silk, 44 by 73.8 cm. (British Museum, London).
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9. Church of São Vicente de Fora, Lisbon, façade designed from 1582 by Juan de Herrera. (Bridgeman Images).
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11. Terrace of São Vicente de Fora, with the view of Lisbon and the Tagus described by the 1st Earl of Sandwich. (Photograph Dominic Delaforce).
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7. Roman amphitheatre at Mérida, Spain. c.8 BCE. (Alamy Stock Photo).