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Funchal
(Fr. de Santa Luzia)
Madeira (ilha)
Reg. Aut. da Madeira

Rua João de Deus 13
(Museu Henrique e Francisco Franco)

Henrique Augusto Vieira de Castro

Porto 1869 - Lisbnoa 1926
Banker, industrialist and philanthropist, important patrons of the arts in Funchal

Francisco Franco
1924 (1943)

Funchal / Henrique Augusto Vieira de Castro

Description

Bronze bust.

Inscription(s)

A
VIEIRA
de
CASTRO

Signature

F. Franco ...

Annotation

Inaugurated in the Hospital dos Marmeleiros, 2 January 1943.

Sculptor

Francisco Franco de Sousa (Funchal 1885 - Lisboa 1955), Portuguese sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Funchal Municipio, Funchal: Cidade com Arte (2010) (PDF on-line).
Arquipelagos, Image Bank.

Locatie (N 32°39'5" - W 16°54'13") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptma116; Photograph: 12 January 2014
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