Prince Albert collected photographs of places significant to him
Charles Clifford (1819-62)
Gibraltar Rock c. 1859
Albumen print | 25.5 x 42.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2700131
Photograph of the west face of the Rock of Gibraltar. Gibraltar bay is located in the middle and foreground. On the left is a group of single storey houses and tents. On the right, boats are moored in the bay. At the foot of the rock stand a group of buildings. Running up the side of the rock are defensive walls culminating in a Moorish castle with a single tower.
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Creator(s)
Charles Clifford (1819-62) (photographer)
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25.5 x 42.0 cm (image)
41.0 x 54.0 cm (page dimensions)
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Photographic Souvenir of Spain Vol. II, 1861
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Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Spain
- Gibraltar
- Bay of Gibraltar
- Rock of Gibraltar [Gibraltar]
- Europe
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Architecture
- Moorish architecture
- Architecture
- visual works
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