History of Spain. Royal hunt in the Daimiel lagoons. King Alfonso XII (1857-1885) in the act of making a ""carambola"" (""making a carom"") with his shotgun on the morning of 13 October 1884. An episode in which the King shot two game with a single shot, which is known in Spain as a ""carambola"" in hunting terms. The king was accompanied by the royal armourers (Messrs. Leon and Becerra), Mr. Veses, the director of the hunt, and Mr. Comba, artist of La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana. Drawing from life by Juan Comba. Engraving by Bernardo Rico (1825-1894). The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana). December 30, 1884.
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History of Spain. Royal hunt in the Daimiel lagoons. King Alfonso XII (1857-1885) in the act of making a ""carambola"" (""making a carom"") with his shotgun on the morning of 13 October 1884. An episode in which the King shot two game with a single shot, which is known in Spain as a ""carambola"" in hunting terms. The king was accompanied by the royal armourers (Messrs. Leon and Becerra), Mr. Veses, the director of the hunt, and Mr. Comba, artist of La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana. Drawing from life by Juan Comba. Engraving by Bernardo Rico (1825-1894). The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana). December 30, 1884.

Date

1884

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UMG25A35_272

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Droits gérés

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