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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: Views of the Alameda, Alhambra

c.1860

Albumen print | 30.5 x 42.0 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2700088

Photograph of a view of the Alhambra park and the Citadel. A light colour building and wall feature in the middle ground and rows of pot plants appear in the foreground. There are mountains in the distant background.
  • Creator(s)

    Charles Clifford (1819-62) (photographer)

  • 30.5 x 42.0 cm (image) (image)

    41.0 x 54.0 cm (page dimensions)

  • Views of the Alhambra, Granada

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Subject(s)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Spain
          • Granada [Spain]
            • Alhambra [Granada]
    • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
      • Town planning, landscapes and gardens
        • Parks (public promenades, municipal, urban)
      • Architecture
        • Secular architecture
          • Palaces
        • Moorish architecture
        • Military architecture
          • Fortresses
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Agriculture and related techniques
        • Gardening
          • Gardens
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
        • albums
          • photograph albums