[Ricardo Palma and Rafael Altamira]

Portrait of elderly Ricardo Palma (1833-1919) Peruvian traditionist next to Rafael Altamira Crevea (1866-1951), jurist, historian, literary critic and Spanish writer, with whom he also corresponded from 1895 to 1910, which we allows us to know some aspects of the cultural relations between Spain and Latin America at the beginning of the 20th century. In the picture, we can see inside a store, from left to right, Ricardo Palma, who hugs and leans on the left shoulder of Rafael Altamira. He wears sober black suits and shoes. The photograph has been cropped into an oval shape.