In the winter of 1961-62 Duncan Grant stayed at San Roque, Cadiz, at the house of his friend, Edward le Bas. As the weather so poor, Grant mostly painted interiors and portraits. This picture depicts the sitting room of the house.

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April 3, 1682: Spanish painter Bartolomé Esteban Murillo dies.

While painting the Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine for an altarpiece at the Capuchin church in Cadiz, Murillo fell on the scaffolding, rupturing his intestines. A modest man, he refused examination and later died.

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Nelson's Inshore Blockading Squadron at Cadiz, July 1797.
Painting by Thomas Buttersworth (1768-1842).
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London (ID: BHC0499)

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April 3, 1682: Spanish painter Bartolomé Esteban Murillo dies.

While painting the Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine for an altarpiece at the Capuchin church in Cadiz, Murillo fell on the scaffolding, rupturing his intestines. A modest man, he refused examination and later died.

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April 3, 1682: Spanish painter Bartolomé Esteban Murillo dies.

While painting the Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine for an altarpiece at the Capuchin church in Cadiz, Murillo fell on the scaffolding, rupturing his intestines. A modest man, he refused examination and later died.

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10 vueltas al mundo. Pero llegar a casa... es llegar a casa.

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in 1734 John Jervis was born. 1795: Commander of the Mediterranean Fleet blockading Cadiz, 1797: defeated a larger Spanish fleet off Cape St. Vincent, 1801: First Lord of the Admiralty. Known as a firm disciplinarian, reformer of dockyards and successfully battled corruption

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