Alejandro Mon, Spanish Prime Minister - Original Wood Engraving - 1882

Obituary portrait of Alejandro Mon (Oviedo, 1801-1882), Minister of Finance and Prime Minister of Spain. Wood engraving published in the Spanish illustrated press on the occasion of his death; the caption records him as a Knight of the Golden Fleece and gives the date he died.

Medium: Wood engraving, engraved on the end grain
Date: 1882
Source: Spanish illustrated press; the verso retains the publication's printed text in two columns
Dimensions: 6.7 x 9.1 in (17.1 x 23 cm)
Condition: Fair. Paper toned, as is usual for the publication, with slight creases and a few spots of oxidation; no tears.