PHOTOGRAPHS
Laurent, Juan
France (1816 - 1892)
Madrid -334 - Puerta de Toledo (Madrid - The Arch of Toledo)
c. 1870s
Albumen print
9 7/8 x 13 7/16 in. (25.1 x 34.2 cm) image and sheet size;12 x 17 1/8 in. (30.5 x 43.5 cm) mount sheet size
Monsen Study Collection of Photography, gift of Joseph and Elaine Monsen
FA 85.75

The Puerta de Toledo was originally commissioned to commemorate France’s victory over Spain during the Napoleonic Wars. By the time the archway was completed, however, the French had been driven out of Spain, leaving the monument to stand in honor of Spanish victory.

-- Label copy for Juan Laurent, Photographer of Spain, July 7 to September 23, 2007.