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CHARLES CLIFFORD (1819-62)

Photographic Souvenir of Spain vol.I: View of the Alhambra Towers from the Darro, Granada

1858

Albumen print | 41.5 x 30.5 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2700104

Photograph of the towers of the Alhambra, a palace in Granada located on a wooded hillside. In the foreground is a street with houses either side, that slopes steeply downhill towards a ravine or valley.

  • Creator(s)

    Charles Clifford (1819-62) (photographer)

  • 41.5 x 30.5 cm (image) (image)

    41.0 x 54.0 cm (page dimensions)

  • View of Alhambra towers from the Darro [Hill of Martyrs], Granada

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Spain
          • Granada [Spain]
            • Alhambra [Granada]
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
        • albums
          • photograph albums
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