BISHOP OF GUARDA.
BISHOP OF GUARDA.
THIS sketch represents the ordinary dress of the Bishops of Portugal, and bears some general resemblance to the respectable prelate, whose name is here introduced. Continue reading
Bishop of Guarda, Portugal 1808.
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Girl of Guarda, Portugal 1808
Girl of Guarda
GIRL OF GUARDA.
THE approach to Guarda through the valley of saint Anthonio, formed by two parallel branches of the Serra da Estrella is beautiful and romantic.
The city is built on the highest of these mountains, and is considered the most elevated situation in Portugal. Its climate is cold and damp, but the salutary effects of the mountain breezes is visible in the blooming countenance and animated character, which distinguish its inhabitants, from those of the plain.
There is something singular and picturesque in the appearance of the young women, who are employed in carrying water pitchers to and from the wells. When empty, the pitcher is balanced on the head in the manner represented by the sketch, unsupported by the hands, and without any apparent restraint. Their dress is far from inelegant, and consists of no other colours than brown and blue. They wear no stockings; but their feet are protected by neat sandals.
Gallery: The Peninsula War.
Sketches of the country, character, and costume, in Portugal and Spain, made during the campaign, and on the route of the British Army, in 1808 and 1809.
Peasant boy of Nisa, Portugal 1808
PEASANT BOY OF NISA.
PEASANT BOY OF NISA.
IN this district a variation is observable in the dress of the peasantry, and bespeaks the contiguity of the Spanish frontier. Instead of cocked hats, which are so general in Estramadura, round ones with immense brims are used, turned up at the sides, or brought over the face, according to the fancy of the wearer.
Cloaks of dark brown are here generally worn.
Gallery: The Peninsula War.
Sketches of the country, character, and costume, in Portugal and Spain, made during the campaign, and on the route of the British Army, in 1808 and 1809.
Lady of Lisbon. Of the middle Class.
Lady of Lisbon of the Middle Class
LADY OF LISBON. Of the middle Class.
THE Ladies of Portugal are generally handsome, and in many instances may boast the highest pretensions to beauty.
Gentleman of Lisbon Portugal in 1808
GENTLEMAN OF LISBON
GENTLEMAN OF LISBON.
THIS sketch represents a Gentleman in the ordinary Portuguese habit. The capa or cloak, the remains of the Roman toga, is worn in Lisbon by every class of citizens, its use is not confined to auy particular season, but is continued in all weathers, and serves alike for protection agaiust heat and cold.
Aguas Livres aqueduct. Lisbon Portugal 1808
ENVIRONS OF LISBON, And Aqueduct of Alcântara.
ENVIRONS OF LISBON, And Aqueduct of Alcântara.
ENVIRONS OF LISBON, And Aqueduct of Alcântara. Continue reading
The Franciscan order. The Peninsula War.
FRANCISCANS
THE FRANCISCAN ORDER.
THE Franciscan order, founded in the year 1209, was marked by the severity of its discipline. The extravagant appearance of devotion assumed by the members of this order, seemed to be the result of a disordered imagination, rather than that of any sober religious impression. Continue reading
FROM Torres Vedras to Cintra Portugal
CINTRA
CINTRA
CINTRA
FROM Torres Vedras to Cintra the road lies through a series of military posts, and strong passes, and through the village of Mafra, celebrated for its magnificent palace and convent, which is justly considered as little inferior to the Escurial. Continue reading
