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Amadeu Ferreira de Almeida Carvalho

1876 - 1966
Portuguese diplomat

Rudolph Tegner
1923/52

Faro / Amadeu Ferreira de Almeida Carvalho

Description

Bronze bust. Ferreira de Almeida served twice in Copenhague, 1920-25 and 1933-39, and during the first term the Danish sculptor made his bust in plaster.

Inscription(s)

AO
DR. AMEDEU
FERREIRA D'ALMEIDA

1952

Signature

Ferreira d'Almeida. Ministre de Portugal — Rudolph Tegner - sculp. Copenhague 1923.

Sculptor

Rudolph Tegner (København 1873 - Esbønderup 1950), Danish sculptor (Wikipedia - Museum).

Sources & Information

Maria Isabel Serra Granado Cordeiro Laranjo, Escultura pública no Algave séculos XX e XXI (1900-2009). Universidade de Lisboa, 2010 (PDF on-line).
Igogo, Monumentos em Faro.
Museumsklubben Tegners Venner, 237. Ferreira d'Almeida - Ministre de Portugal.

Location (N 37°0'54" - W 7°55'54")

Item Code: ptag035; Photograph: 8 September 2017
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