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: Jarandilla. Ruins of Castle
1858Albumen print | 42.0 x 29.5 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2700063
Photograph of the ruins of the Castle of Jarandilla de la Vera in the Extremadura region of Spain. A square tower with a tiled roof stands in the background. Adjoining this building is a stone veranda or gallery with several arches supported by Romanesque columns with Gothic tracery in the balustrade. A decoration in relief is carved above a doorway on the far left. Undergrowth dominates the foreground.
Creator(s)
Charles Clifford (1819-62) (photographer)
42.0 x 29.5 cm (image) (image)
41.0 x 54.0 cm (page dimensions)
Castle of Jarandilla de la Vera
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Spain
- Jarandilla de la Vera Castle [Spain]
- Spain
- Europe
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Architecture
- Domestic architecture
- Castles
- Architectural design
- Architectural decoration & motifs
- Castellation
- Architectural decoration & motifs
- Domestic architecture
- Architecture
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- photographs
- albums
- photograph albums
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