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D. Filipa de Lencastre

Philippa of Lancaster

Leicester Castle 1360 - Sacavem, Portugal 1450
daughter of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, and Blanche of Lancaster, and a sister of King Henry IV of England; she married in 1387 with King John I of Portugal
(Wikipedia)

Pedro dos Anjos Teixeira
1973

Description

Bronze bust.

Inscription(s)

PHILIPPA OF LANCASTER
1359 - 1416

Princess of England
Queen of Portugal

Daughter of John of Gaunt
Wife of King John I
Mother of seven sons,
among whom
Prince Henry the Navigator

This bust was erected by the
British Community
and their friends
to commemorate
the Six-Hundredth Anniversary
of the
Anglo Portuguese Alliance

1373 - 1973

PHILIPPA OF LANCASTER
1359 - 1416

Princessa de Inglaterra
Rainha de Portugal

Filha de John of Gaunt
Consorte de Rei D. João I
Mãe de sete filhos
entre os quais
O Infante Dom Henrique

Este buste foi executado
a pedido do
Comunidade Britânica
e seus amigos
para comemorar
O Sexto Centenário
da Aliança Luso-Britânica

1373 - 1973

Signature

Anjos Teixeira | Funchal | 1973

Sculptor

Pedro Augusto Franco dos Anjos Teixeira (filho) [son] (Paris 1908 - Sintra 1997), Portuguese sculptor, son of Artur Gaspar dos Anjos Teixeira (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Arquipelagos, Image Bank.

Locatie (N 32°38'58" - W 16°54'50") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptma095; Photograph: 10 January 2014
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