The Parasol The Parasol The Parasol (also known as El Quitasol) is one of a cartoon series of oil on linen paintings made by the painter Francisco Goya. This series of paintings was specifically made in order to be transformed into tapestries that would be hung on the walls of the Royal Palace of El Pardo in Madrid, Spain. The tapestries showed serene events in everyday life, which made them a nice addition to the dining room of Prince and Princess of Asturias—the future King Charles IV and Maria Luisa of Parma. The queen called on Goya because she wanted to decorate
María del Rosario de Silva, Duchess of Alba of Alba, thus becoming the Duchess of Alba. She had one daughter, Cayetana, born in 1926. She stayed with her family in the Liria Palace in Madrid and died there of tuberculosis, aged only 33. María del Rosario de Silva, Duchess of Alba Doña María del Rosario de Silva y Gurtubay, Duchess of Alba de Tormes, "suo jure" 9th Marquise of San Vicente del Barco, Grandee of Spain (Madrid, Spain; 4 April 1900 – 11 January 1934) was a Spanish aristocrat and socialite. Single heiress of all the titles of her father, Alfonso de Silva, 16th Duke of Híjar, and