Prince Albert collected photographs of places significant to him
Charles Clifford (1819-62)
Photographic Souvenir of Spain vol. I: Toreadors of Madrid c.1860
Albumen print | 27.0 x 39.5 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2700035
Photograph of the painting 'Horses in a Courtyard by the Bullring before the Bullfight, Madrid' (1853) by Manuel Castellano. The painting depicts a large group of men, comprising of Spanish Toreadors wearing full outfits and men wearing top hats and suits. The group are assembled in a cobbled courtyard. The central figure sits astride a horse in left side profile and faces towards the viewer. A large building is visible through an opening in the wall enclosing the courtyard.
The painting is located in the Museo del Prado.
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Creator(s)
Charles Clifford (1819-62) (photographer)
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27.0 x 39.5 cm (image) (image)
41.0 x 54.0 cm (page dimensions)
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'Horses in a Courtyard by the Bullring before the Bullfight, Madrid'
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Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- albums
- photograph albums
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Spain
- Madrid [Spain]
- Spain
- Europe
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Architecture
- Secular architecture
- Courtyards
- Secular architecture
- Art
- Paintings
- Architecture
- visual works
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