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Volume 3 · 87 words · 1860 Edition

Henrique, and Juan de, two celebrated artists in silver of the times of the Emperor Charles V., and King Philip II. of Spain. The magnificent custodia or tabernacle for the host, on the altars of several of the Spanish cathedrals, as at Sevilla, Cordova, and Toledo, &c., are by them. The designs are architectural, with many well-engraved figures, and an idea may be formed of their size, from each consisting of from six to eight cwt. of pure silver. The first artist was grandfather of the second.