Alba de Tormes Castle, Salamanca - Hand-Colored 19th Century Lithograph
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Alba de Tormes Castle, Salamanca - Hand-Colored 19th Century Lithograph

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Original 19th century lithograph with hand coloring of the castle of the Dukes of Alba at Alba de Tormes (Salamanca): the keep, the arcaded gallery of the palace and the curtain wall running down toward the Tormes. Printed at the Donon house in Madrid.

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Original 19th century lithograph with hand coloring of the castle of the Dukes of Alba at Alba de Tormes (Salamanca): the keep, the arcaded gallery of the palace and the curtain wall running down toward the Tormes. Printed at the Donon house in Madrid.

The fortress began as a watchtower in the time of Ferdinand II of León, was turned into a castle by Sancho IV and rebuilt as a palace by the first Duke of Alba, García Álvarez de Toledo; of the six towers it once had only the keep survives, the one at the center of this view.

Medium: Lithograph, hand-colored.
Artist and lithographer: I. Salcedo.
Date: 19th century.
Source: Litografía de Donon, Madrid; A. Ronchi, publisher.
Dimensions: Image 5.9 x 8.9 in (15 x 22.5 cm).
Condition: Good condition, with wide margins and slight toning of the paper at the edges.

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