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The Beggars of Burgos
The Beggars of Burgos ("Les mendiants de Burgos") is a painting by Gustave Doré, done in 1875. Painted using oil on canvas, it was sold in 2012 by Galerie Michel Descours.
It shows a group of Castilian beggars clustered before a whitewashed wall as though they have assembled for a portrait. Most are dressed in tattered blankets, threadbare shawls, and disheveled clothing, though some wear colorful sashes and hats. A young mother, perhaps a recent widow, sits alone holding
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- Agustín Lorenzo Varela Temes (12 Jul 1824 – 21 Mar 1849 Died)
- Salvador Sanz Grado (7 Jan 1850 – 21 Jan 1851 Died)
- Antolín García Lozano (5 Sep 1851 – 15 May 1852 Died)
- Fernando de la Puente y Primo de Rivera (27 Sep 1852 – 25 Sep 1857 Confirmed, Archbishop of Burgos)
- Anastasio Rodrigo Yusto (25 Sep 1857 – 20 Sep 1867 Confirmed, Archbishop