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CHARLES CLIFFORD (1819-62)

Photographic Souvenir of Spain vol.I: Torre del Vino, Granada

c.1858

Albumen print | 40.5 x 32.0 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2700091

Photograph of Torre del Vino, Granada, featuring a Moorish arch and a small double window. The roof is made of overlaid arched tiles. A man is seated on the ground in front of the arch, in the foreground on the left.

  • Creator(s)

    Charles Clifford (1819-62) (photographer)

  • 40.5 x 32.0 cm (image) (image)

    41.0 x 54.0 cm (page dimensions)

  • Torre del Vino, Granada

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Spain
          • Granada [Spain]
            • Alhambra [Granada]
    • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
      • Architecture
        • Moorish architecture
        • Architectural design
          • Arches
            • Moorish arches
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
        • albums
          • photograph albums
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