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Francisco Eduardo de Barahona Fragoso

Cuba 1843 - 1905
Portuguese land owner and philanthropist

José Simões de Almeida (tio)
1908

Évora / Francisco Eduardo de Barahona Fragoso

Description

Bronze bust on a high pedestal with a female allegorical figure representing the city of Évora, holding the city's coat of arms (a horseman, representing Giraldo sem Pavor). On the back side is a large bronze coat of arms of Barahona.

Évora - Francisco Eduardo de Barahona Fragoso

Inscription(s)

EVORA
RECONHECIDA

ao
Dr BARAHONA
por
subscripção publica
1908

Signature

Simões 1907

Évora - Francisco Eduardo de Barahona Fragoso

Sculptor

José Simões de Almeida (tio) [uncle] (Figueiró dos Vinhos 1844 - 1926), Portuguese sculptor (for his eponymous nephew, see 'sobrinho') (Wikipedia).

Locatie (N 38°34'23" - W 7°54'28") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptat029; Photograph: 2 September 2017
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