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: Segovia, Aqueduct
1853Albumen print | 40.5 x 33.0 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2700042
Photograph of a close-up section of the aqueduct in Segovia that was probably erected by the Emperor Domitian (51-96 AD) during the 1st century AD. The photograph shows the pillars that support the two tiers of arches that in turn, support the trough that carries water from the Fuente Fria river. In the right foreground stands a house with laundry hanging outside.
Creator(s)
Charles Clifford (1819-62) (photographer)
40.5 x 33.0 cm (image) (image)
41.0 x 54.0 cm (page dimensions)
Aqueduct, Segovia
Acquired by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Spain
- Segovia [Spain]
- Spain
- Europe
- Places
