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Ao rey fidelissimo Dom José I. nosso senhor, collocando-se a sua colossal estatua equestre na Praça do commercio : ode

Machado de Castro, Joaquim, 1731-1822, Portugal. Impressão Régia · 1775 · Lisboa : Na Regia officina typografica · 1 picture

An 1775 Lisbon ode by sculptor Joaquim Machado de Castro, printed by the Impressão Régia for readers at court, honouring King José I and the equestrian statue placed in the Praça do Comércio. The single picture is a printer's ornament: a crowned coat of arms with a shield of Portuguese arms flanked by scrolling foliage and ribbons, a compact emblem a designer could borrow for heraldic seals, masthead crests, or engraved monogram frames.

Joseph, King of Portugal, 1714-1777 · Machado de Castro, Joaquim, 1731-1822 · Sculpture, Portuguese

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