Landscape, Nature and Architecture
Technological improvements enabled Prince Albert to collect photographs of places that were significant to him
CHARLES CLIFFORD (1819-62)
Photographic Souvenir of Spain vol.I: Guadalajara, facade of the Mendoza Palace
c. 1856Albumen print | 33.5 x 27.0 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2700046
Photograph showing an example of the stone decoration that adorns the Palace of Antonio de Mendoza in Guadalajara, Spain. At the bottom of the photograph is the studded door that appears in RCIN 2700045. Above the door is a balcony supported by two stone pediments and above that, a crest with a Baronial shield supported by Satyrs. Two top hatted gentlemen stand on the balcony facing the viewer. The walls display decoration in the form of small projections of stone at evenly spaced intervals. At the top of the building are a row of Moorish styled windows.
Creator(s)
Charles Clifford (1819-62) (photographer)
33.5 x 27.0 cm (image) (image)
41.0 x 54.0 cm (page dimensions)
- Palace of Antonio de Mendoza
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Spain
- Guadalajara [Spain]
- Mendoza Palace [Guadalajara]
- Guadalajara [Spain]
- Spain
- Europe
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Architecture
- Architectural design
- Façades
- Moorish architecture
- Architectural design
- Architecture
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Biological sciences
- Zoology
- Animals
- Mythical creatures
- Satyrs
- Mythical creatures
- Animals
- Zoology
- Biological sciences
- Genealogy and Heraldry
- Heraldry
- Escutcheons (coats of arms)
- Heraldry
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- albums
- photograph albums
- Places
