Salon of Maria de Padilla, Alcazar, Seville, Spain ladybird 'Chimney Sweep'

'Chimney Sweep'

The interior of Billingsgate Market showing fishmongers and their stalls

by André Étienne d'Audebert de Férussac (1786-1836) and Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny (1802-1857) (Paris

Inscribed: 'PLATE X

Salon of Maria de Padilla, Alcazar, Seville, Spain ladybird 'Chimney Sweep'Salon of Maria de Padilla, Alcazar, Seville, Spain, late 19th century. The Alcazar was built over Moorish ruins during the 14th century for King Pedro of Castile. Moorish workers gave it a distinctly Islamic design. Maria de Padilla was Pedro's mistress and later his wife. Photograph from Portfolio of Photographs, of Famous Scenes, Cities and Paintings by John L Stoddard, published by the Werner Company, (Chicago, c1899).