Salon of Maria de Padilla, Alcazar, Seville, Spain ladybird Plate 3 from The natural

Plate 3 from The natural history of monkeys

March 1960

the Orange spotted emperor] 'taken at the same place with the preceding species'

William Lyons

Salon of Maria de Padilla, Alcazar, Seville, Spain ladybird Plate 3 from The naturalSalon of Maria de Padilla, Alcazar, Seville, Spain, late 19th century. The Alcazar was built over Moorish ruins during the 14th century for King Pedro of Castile. Moorish workers gave it a distinctly Islamic design. Maria de Padilla was Pedro's mistress and later his wife. Photograph from Portfolio of Photographs, of Famous Scenes, Cities and Paintings by John L Stoddard, published by the Werner Company, (Chicago, c1899).