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CHARLES CLIFFORD (1819-62)

Photographic Souvenir of Spain vol.I: Bas relief of the Battle of Pavia on Charles V's Palace, Alhambra

Apr 1854

Albumen print | 31.0 x 40.0 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2700093

Photograph of a detail from one of the bas-relief panels in the Charles V Palace in the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. The relief on stone, carved during the mid 16th century, depicts the Battle of Pavia and appears on the Palace's facade.

  • Creator(s)

    Charles Clifford (1819-62) (photographer)

  • 31.0 x 40.0 cm (image) (image)

    41.0 x 54.0 cm (page dimensions)

  • Bas relief of Battle of Pavia on Charles V's Palace, Granada

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Spain
          • Granada [Spain]
            • Alhambra [Granada]
    • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
      • Architecture
        • Moorish architecture
    • Social sciences
      • Military affairs
        • Wars, Campaigns & Battles
          • Wars
            • Wars of the sixteenth century
              • French sixteenth century wars in Italy (1508-1544)
                • Battle of Pavia, 1525 (French Wars in Italy)
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