Spain Collection (page 130)

Roman Aqueduct, 1st century

The Roman Theatre at Merida, 1st century BC
The Roman Theatre at Merida in Spain, built when the town of Augustae Merida was founded, for veterans of the Iberian Wars. It became the capital of Lusitania, 1st century BC

Statue of Averroes from Cordoba, 12th century
A statue of Abu Al Walid Muhammed Ibn Ruchd Averroes from Cordoba (April 14, 1126 - December 10, 1198), whose commentaries on ancient philosophy and medicine influenced later Christian thinkers

Louis XIV proclaiming duc d Anjou King of Spain, War of Succession, (1700) 19th century. Chromolithograph

duc d Enghien leading French victory over Spanish, Thirty Years War, (1643) c1880. Battle of Rocroi (Rocroy), 19 May 1643. Late 19th century chromolithograph

Naveta at Els Tudons, an interior view, c. 2000 BC
Naveta at Els Tudons, an interior view from the megalithic burial chamber, c.2000 BC

Menorca Naveta d es Tudons, interior view, c. 2000 BC
Menorca Naveta d es Tudons, interior view of the upper storey, c.2000 BC

Menorca Naveta d es Tudons, c. 2000 BC
Menorca Naveta d es Tudons, a megalithic structure, probably a collective tomb. This view is of the Apsidal end, c.2000 BC

Michael Servetus, Spanish theologian and phycisian, (1511-1553) 1727. Portrait from biography published in 1727. Escaped Catholic Inquisitor General at Lyon

St Isidore the Labourer. St Isidore (c1070-1130), Spanish Patron Saint of Madrid

St Theresa of Avila, c1634-1689. Artist: Thomas Blanchet
St Theresa of Avila, c1634-1689. Theresa of Avila (1515-1582), was a Spanish mystic and saint who reformed the Carmelite order

Lope Felix de Vega Carpio, Spanish poet and playwright, 16th-17th century. Regarded as second only to Cervantes in the Spanish literary pantheon, Lope de Vega was highly prolific

Vasco Nunez de Balboa (1475-1529), Spanish explorer, late 19th century. Balboa founded a colony at Darien, in what is today Panama. He was the first European to sight the Pacific Ocean

Spanish Jew before Grand Inquisitor, 1891. Artist: Paul Hardy
Spanish Jew before Grand Inquisitor, 1891. Spanish Inquisition (late 15th century). Illustration by Paul Hardy for The Saving of Karl Reichenberg, story by Arthur Page, London 1891

Battle of Blenheim August 1704
Battle of Blenheim (Hochstadt) 13 (new style) August 1704. Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy victorious. War of the Spanish succession. Hand coloured engraving

Portrait of the Actress Antonia Zarate, c1810-c1811. Artist: Francisco Goya
Portrait of the Actress Antonia Zarate, c1810-c1811. Detail. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Portrait of the Poet de Alonso Ercilla y Zuniga, c1576-c1578. Artist: El Greco
Portrait of the Poet Alonso de Ercilla y Zuniga, c1576-c1578. Detail. A nobleman, soldier and poet from the Basque Country, Alonso de Ercilla (1533-1594) wrote La Araucana

Portrait of Philip IV of Spain, c1656-c1660. Artist: Diego Velasquez
Portrait of Philip IV of Spain, c1656-c1660. Detail. Philip (1605-1665) was King of Spain from 1621. His reign saw a decline in the economic and military fortunes of Spain

The Entombment of Christ, c1490-c1500. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Saints Peter and Paul, c1587-c1592. Artist: El Greco
Saints Peter and Paul, c1587-c1592. Detail. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Portrait of the Infanta Catalina Michaela of Austria, c1582-c1585. Artist: Alonso Sanchez Coello
Portrait of the Infanta Catalina Michaela of Austria, c1582-c1585. Detail. Catherine Michelle of Spain (1567-1597) was the youngest surviving daughter of King Philip II of Spain

The International Health Exhibition, 1884. Artist: Joseph Swain
The International Health Exhibition, 1884. John Bull, representing Britain, is one of the many walking wounded in this line-up. China, Turkey and Russia are also represented, as are Italy and Spain

Snubbed!, 1883. Artist: Joseph Swain
Snubbed!, 1883. Spain and Germany are shown taking a walk together, with France scowling jealously in the background. In November 1883

The Lions Just Share, 1882. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Lions Just Share, 1882. The British Lion stands proudly on his Egyptian captive. He is watched by Italy, a French poodle, the Russian Bear, Spain, Germany and the two headed eagle of Austria

The True Hidalgo, 1873. Artist: Joseph Swain
The True Hidalgo, 1873. King Amadeus remarks to the crowd A Gentleman, and a Son of Savoy, will not Reign on Sufferance! King Amadeus of Spain is seen throwing his crown to the mob

Between Two Fires, 1875. Artist: Joseph Swain
Between Two Fires, 1875. Pope Pius IX is on the left of this cartoon and Bismarck of Germany on the right. In the middle is the young son of the abdicated Queen Isabella of Spain

Viva La Libertad, 1868. Artist: John Tenniel
Viva La Libertad, 1868. In September 1868, Queen Isabella of Spain fled her country after the outbreak of revolution and the defeat of her troops by Serrano

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