A stereoview of the Palacio de San Telmo in Seville, showing the elaborately carved Baroque main portal flanked by statuary, a balustraded balcony, and wrought-iron gates enclosing the entrance. A uniformed figure, likely a guard, stands at the right-hand door, providing scale to the richly ornamented stonework. The printed caption on the reverse identifies the site under its historic French rendering, "Palais Saint-Elme."
The pink mount, printed "ESPAGNE" caption on the recto, and numbered paper label on the verso are consistent with commercial French stereo-view series devoted to Spanish architectural views produced for the tourist trade in the third quarter of the 19th century; the specific publisher is not identified on the card.
Photographer/publisher: Unknown
Period/date: circa 1858
Dimensions: 175 x 85 mm
Condition: Good; overall even sepia toning with some fading toward the left panel, scattered light foxing, a faint vertical crease at the center gutter between the two images, mount corners lightly worn, structurally stable with no separation of the print from the mount.
Reverse: Printed paper label: "N° 222. Porte principale du Palais Saint-Elme à Séville."
Keywords: Spain, Seville, Palacio de San Telmo, stereoview, Baroque architecture
Photographer Biography:
No verified biographical information available.
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