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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: Torre del Vino, Granada

c.1858

Albumen print | 41.0 x 31.5 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2700092

Photograph of the 14th-century Torre del Vino in Granada. The building consists of a pointed arch above which is a small double window flanked by carved wooden boards featuring Moorish decoration.

  • Creator(s)

    Charles Clifford (1819-62) (photographer)

  • 41.0 x 31.5 cm (image) (image)

    41.0 x 54.0 cm (page dimensions)

  • Torre del Vino, Granada

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Spain
          • Granada [Spain]
            • Alhambra [Granada]
    • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
      • Architecture
        • Moorish architecture
        • Architectural design
          • Arches
            • Moorish arches