Landscape, Nature and Architecture
Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him
CHARLES CLIFFORD (1819-62)
Gibraltar Rock
c. 1859Albumen 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.
Creator(s)
Charles Clifford (1819-62) (photographer)
25.5 x 42.0 cm (image)
41.0 x 54.0 cm (page dimensions)
Photographic Souvenir of Spain Vol. II, 1861
- Acquired by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Spain
- Gibraltar
- Bay of Gibraltar
- Rock of Gibraltar [Gibraltar]
- Europe
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Architecture
- Moorish architecture
- Architecture
- Places
