Alfonso XII, King of Spain - Engraving by Bartolome Maura - 1879

Original 1879 copper engraving, a bust portrait of Alfonso XII in uniform with the sash and the Golden Fleece, within an oval border and beneath the heading of the series Reyes de Espana. Signed in the copper: B. Maura, D.o y G.o 1879, that is, drawn and engraved by him.

Bartolome Maura Montaner (1844-1926), engraver to the court and academician of San Fernando, was the finest Spanish burin of his day and the man behind the banknote engravings and royal series of the late 19th century.

Medium: Copper engraving
Artist / after: Bartolome Maura Montaner
Engraver: Bartolome Maura Montaner
Date: 1879
Source: Reyes de Espana series
Dimensions: 8.1 x 11.1 in (20.5 x 28.3 cm)
Condition: Foxing scattered through the margins, chiefly the right and upper ones. The portrait itself is clean