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AFTER FRANÇOIS ANTOINE BOSSUET (1798-1889)

'Moresque Gate, Ecija'; A Moorish Gateway, Ecija, Spain

c.1863-5

Albumen print | 8.9 x 7.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2373702

Photograph of the painting 'A Moorish Gateway, Ecija, Spain' (RCIN 400816). The painting depicts a gateway in the foreground, looking out to a view of a church belfry and, in the distant background, a mountain range. In the foreground a man rides on a donkey.

Photograph is from a folder of photographs of paintings and artworks displayed in Prince Albert's (1819-61) rooms. This painting was displayed in Prince Albert's dressing room, on the east side.

Creator(s)

After François Antoine Bossuet (1798-1889) (artist)
annotation: (8.)/ The Prince Consort's Dressing Room./ East Side. [upper mount]

annotation: [above work] Moresque Gate, Ecija./ [below work] F. BOUSSET [sic]. 1853./ Oil on Panel. 18 in x 14 in. [around photograph]
8.9 x 7.0 cm (image)

28.0 x 34.4 cm (mount)
Acquired by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Places
  Europe
  Spain
  Andalusia [Spain]
  Seville [Andalucia]
  Ecija [Spain]
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
  Architecture
  Secular architecture
  Gateways
  Architectural design
  Arches
  Moorish arches
  Ecclesiastical & religious architecture
  Christian church architecture
  Churches
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
  Biological sciences
  Zoology
  Animals
  Mammals
  Wild horses
  Asses
- Geography
  Physiography
  Mountains
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'Moresque Gate, Ecija'; A Moorish Gateway, Ecija, Spain

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