A SPANISH CUT-PAPER AND FOIL DIORAMA

SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A SPANISH CUT-PAPER AND FOIL DIORAMA
SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Depicting a palace with a figure on the central balcony, the surrounding windows hung with glass-bead chandeliers, the pediment centred by a royal crown above the inscription 'GLORIA/AL/EJÉRITCO' the facade further inscribed 'DIPUTATION/PROVINCIAL' and 'VIVA/ISABELL II', the glazing with verre églomisé border inscribed 'VISTA DEL PALACIO DE LA DIPUTACION PROVINCIAL DE BARCELONA, LA NOCHE DEL DIA QUE LLEGÓ LA NOTICIA DE LA TOMA DE TETUAN./MANUELA AMAT Y ELZAURDI', in a contemporary giltwood and composition frame
38 x 45 ½ in. (97 x 116 cm.)

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Lot Essay

This diorama appears to commemorate the Spanish victory in the battle of Tétouan, which led to the end of the Spanish-Moroccan war of 1859-60. The battle took place during the reign of Queen Isabella II of Spain, and here she is depicted in celebration on the balcony of what is today the Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya, Barcelona.

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